Shloka 27
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
अथ जाते च सायाह्ने भुवि पश्चिमदिण्मुखः । उद्धृत्य दद्यात्प्रातस्तु मध्याह्नेंगुलिभिस्तथा
atha jāte ca sāyāhne bhuvi paścimadiṇmukhaḥ | uddhṛtya dadyātprātastu madhyāhneṃgulibhistathā
তারপর সন্ধ্যা উপস্থিত হলে ভূমিতে পশ্চিমমুখ হয়ে (পবিত্র দ্রব্য) তুলে অর্পণ/লেপন করবে। প্রাতঃকালেও তদ্রূপ, এবং মধ্যাহ্নেও আঙুল দিয়ে বিধিমতো করবে।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-worship procedures to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
FAQs
It stresses niyama (disciplined observance) in Shiva-upasana: aligning worship with time (morning–midday–evening) and right procedure, which purifies the pashu (bound soul) and steadies devotion toward Pati (Shiva).
Such time-based directions belong to saguna worship—serving Shiva through concrete ritual acts (like offering/applying sacred substances) that support inner remembrance of Shiva’s presence in the Linga.
A thrice-daily observance connected with Shaiva purity practices—especially the proper offering/application of a sacred substance (commonly understood in this context as bhasma/tripundra-related procedure), done with attention to direction and method.