Shloka 86

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

पञ्चाशद्दीपमालाभिर् धूपैः पञ्चविधैस् तथा पञ्चाशद्दलसंयुक्तम् आलिखेत्पद्ममुत्तमम्

Transliteration

pañcāśaddīpamālābhir dhūpaiḥ pañcavidhais tathā pañcāśaddalasaṃyuktam ālikhetpadmamuttamam

Translation

وبخمسين صفًّا من المصابيح، وكذلك بخمسة أنواع من البخور، يُرسَم لوتسٌ فائقٌ ذو خمسين بتلة—سندٌ مبارك لعبادة اللِنغا، به يُساق البَشو (paśu) المقيَّد نحو البَتي (Pati) عبر طقسٍ منظَّم.

Word by Word

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty

• दीपमालाभिः: with garlands/rows of lamps

• धूपैः: with incense

• पञ्चविधैः: of five kinds

• तथा: and likewise

• पञ्चाशद्दलसंयुक्तम्: endowed with fifty petals

• आलिखेत्: one should draw/inscribe

• पद्मम्: lotus

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)