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Shloka 57

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

उत्तरे देवदेवेशं नारायणमनामयम् इन्द्रादिलोकपालांश् च कृत्वा भक्त्या यथाविधि

uttare devadeveśaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam indrādilokapālāṃś ca kṛtvā bhaktyā yathāvidhi

उत्तरे दिशि देवदेवेशं नारायणमनामयं तथा इन्द्रादिलोकपालांश्च यथाविधि भक्त्या सम्यगर्चयेत्।

uttarein the north / in the northern quarter
uttare:
devadeveśamthe Lord of the gods
devadeveśam:
nārāyaṇamNārāyaṇa (Vishnu)
nārāyaṇam:
anāmayamfree from disease, untainted, auspicious
anāmayam:
indrādi-lokapālānIndra and the other Lokapālas (world-guardians)
indrādi-lokapālān:
caand
ca:
kṛtvāhaving done / performing (worship)
kṛtvā:
bhaktyāwith devotion
bhaktyā:
yathāvidhiaccording to prescribed rule/ritual injunction
yathāvidhi:

Suta Goswami (narrating the puja-vidhi within the Linga Purana discourse)