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86 iśānaśivagurudevapaddhati Vaişņavi, Aindri and Camuņdā. Other objects to be worshipped include the forms of different weapons like Śūla, Gadā, Sakti ; and Astras like Pasupata, and Khadga. Personification of different principles are also mentioned as describing propitiation. (13) As a preliminary to the worship of Siva, the sun is to be worshipped along with other planets. This is to remove the obstacles in the propitiation of Siva. In this worship of the planets the usual rites are to be adopted. The rituals for the worship of Siva are elaborated in this section. The idol or Linga is classified as Sthira immovable and Cala movable. These can be made using eight materials and hence there are eight types of temporary idols. Clay, sand, cake made of flour, butter, cowdung, fruit, painted picture and cooked rice form the medium for these varieties. सामान्यान्यपि लिङ्गानि क्षणिकानि हि मृण्मयम् ।
सैकतं पिष्टजं चाथ नावनीतं च गोमयम् ॥
फलजं लिखितं चान्नमिति सामान्यमष्टधा ॥ Such idols need not be washed, anointed or erected. In such circumstances the ceremonial bathing is only conceptual and not. actual. The god can be worshipped without the necessity of an idol. Ground may be converted into an altar for the worships. The worship of the god concieved as having only one face is known as Ekavarana, which is beneficial to all. The section concludes with the following remark : इतीदमेकावरणं तु पूजनं सदाशिवस्योदितमिष्टसिद्धिदम् ।
निरूप्य नानाविधशैवसंहिताः शिवङ्करं शैवजनाप्रियङ्करम् ॥
(14) Worship of the god conceived as having five faces is called Pañcăvaraña. It is only natural that there will be more datails for the ritual. The items prescribed for Ekāvarana worship like the propitiation of the sun etc., are common. पूजां तु पञ्चावरणं प्रवक्ष्ये सपञ्चमन्त्रात्मनतोरभीष्टाम् । पञ्चाननस्येह सदाशिवस्याप्येकाननस्योदिततुल्यकल्पाम् ।। The five Āvaraņas or aspects of the god are enumerated as follows:
