Shloka 10
Śravaṇa–Kīrtana–Manana: Definitions and Hierarchy of Śaiva Sādhanā (श्रवणकीर्तनमनन-निरूपणम्)
दत्त्वार्घ्यमस्मै प्रददौ देवयोग्यं च विष्टिरम् । प्रसन्नः प्राह तं प्रह्वं प्रभुर्गंभीरया गिरा
dattvārghyamasmai pradadau devayogyaṃ ca viṣṭiram | prasannaḥ prāha taṃ prahvaṃ prabhurgaṃbhīrayā girā
وبعد أن قدّم له «الأرغْيَا» (ماء الترحيب الموقَّر)، قدّم له أيضًا مقعدًا يليق بإله. ثمّ، وقد سُرَّ الربّ، خاطب ذلك العابد المنحني بصوتٍ عميقٍ مهيب.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: In the Viśveśvara-kṣetra (Kāśī), the Lord receives the devotee with honor and grants instruction; the episode frames Kāśī as a seat of Śiva’s immediate grace and upadeśa.
Significance: Darśana and śravaṇa of Śiva’s upadeśa in Kāśī is held to hasten liberation (mokṣa) and remove fear of death through the Lord’s favor.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through reverent hospitality (arghya and a worthy seat), showing that humility and proper honor offered to Shiva invite his grace and direct instruction.
Arghya and āsana are standard upachāras in Saguna Shiva/Linga worship—treating Shiva as the living Lord who is welcomed, honored, and then reveals his will through compassionate speech.
Perform Shiva-puja with upachāras—offer arghya and prepare a clean āsana for the Linga; inwardly cultivate prahvatā (bowed humility) while repeating the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”