Shloka 21

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

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

स्तुत्वा च देवमीशानं पुनः सम्पूज्य शङ्करम् ईशानं पुरुषं चैव अघोरं वाममेव च

Transliteration

stutvā ca devamīśānaṃ punaḥ sampūjya śaṅkaram īśānaṃ puruṣaṃ caiva aghoraṃ vāmameva ca

Translation

ঈশান দেৱক স্তুতি কৰি, পুনৰ শংকৰক যথাবিধি পূজা কৰিব লাগে। তাৰ পিছত শিৱক ঈশান, পুৰুষ (তৎপুৰুষ), অঘোৰ আৰু বাম (বামদেৱ) ৰূপে ধ্যান কৰি ভক্তিভাৱে অৰ্চনা কৰিব লাগে।

Word by Word

• स्तुत्वा: having praised

• च: and

• देवम्: the Deity/Lord

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (the ruling, transcendent face of Śiva)

• पुनः: again

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped completely/duly

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (the auspicious one, Śiva)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna aspect

• पुरुषम्: Puruṣa/Tatpuruṣa aspect (the cosmic person, the indwelling Lord)

• च एव: and indeed

• अघोरम्: Aghora aspect (non-terrifying, grace that removes भय and पाश)

• वामम् एव: Vāma/Vāmadeva aspect (the beautiful, sustaining, Śakti-infused form)

• च: and

Speaker

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