Shloka 19

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

शुद्धान्नं चैव मुद्गान्नं षड्विधं च निवेदयेत् अथ पञ्चविधं वापि सघृतं विनिवेदयेत्

Transliteration

śuddhānnaṃ caiva mudgānnaṃ ṣaḍvidhaṃ ca nivedayet atha pañcavidhaṃ vāpi saghṛtaṃ vinivedayet

Translation

يُقَدَّم للِّـنْغَا أرزٌّ مطبوخٌ طاهر، وطعامُ المُدْغَا (فاصولياء المونغ)، في ستة أصناف؛ أو يُقَدَّم خمسةُ أنواعٍ من الطعام، كلٌّ منها مُعَزَّزٌ بالسمن المصفّى (ghee). هكذا يُؤدّي العابدُ النَيفِدْيَا خدمةً موقَّرةً لِـ«بَتِي» (شِيفا)، مُرخِيًا قيدَ الـpāśa من دَنَسٍ يَشُدُّ الـpaśu.

Word by Word

• śuddha-annaṃ: pure cooked rice/clean food

• ca eva: and indeed

• mudga-annaṃ: mung-bean preparation/food of green gram

• ṣaḍ-vidham: of six kinds/varieties

• ca: and

• nivedayet: one should offer (as naivedya)

• atha: then/alternatively

• pañca-vidham: of five kinds

• vā api: or even

• sa-ghṛtam: together with ghee/with clarified butter

• vi-nivedayet: one should duly present/offer in a prescribed manner

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It specifies the naivedya (food-offering) standard in Linga-puja—pure, sattvic preparations (rice, mung, ghee) offered in set varieties—showing that disciplined upachara is a direct form of seva to Śiva as Pati.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is implied as Pati, the Lord who receives worship not from need but to uplift the pashu; the regulated offering becomes a means to purify the soul and weaken pasha (bondage) through devotion and right action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi element: naivedya with prescribed varieties and ghee—an external discipline aligned with Pashupata-oriented purification, supporting inner steadiness and sattva in worship.