Shloka 7

स्नानविधिः — गायत्र्यावाहन, सूर्यवन्दन, तर्पण, पञ्चमहायज्ञ, भस्मस्नान, मन्त्रस्नान

Devanagari script

तथा सौराणि सूक्तानि ऋग्यजुःसामजानि च जप्त्वा प्रदक्षिणं पश्चात् त्रिः कृत्वा च विभावसोः

Transliteration

tathā saurāṇi sūktāni ṛgyajuḥsāmajāni ca japtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ paścāt triḥ kṛtvā ca vibhāvasoḥ

Translation

Ebenso soll man, nachdem man die Sonnenhymnen und die aus den Veden Ṛg, Yajus und Sāma hervorgegangenen Mantras gejapaht hat, die Pradakṣiṇā vollziehen; danach umschreite man das heilige Feuer, Vibhāvasu (Agni), dreimal.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise

• सौराणि: solar (pertaining to Sūrya)

• सूक्तानि: hymns

• ऋग्यजुःसामजानि: originating from Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma (Vedas)

• च: and

• जप्त्वा: having muttered/recited

• प्रदक्षिणम्: clockwise circumambulation (honorary circuit)

• पश्चात्: thereafter

• त्रिः: three times

• कृत्वा: having done

• च: and

• विभावसोः: of Vibhāvasu (Agni), i.e., the sacred fire

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Surya
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes a Shaiva-vaidika sequence: recitation of Vedic and solar hymns followed by pradakṣiṇā, integrating mantra (śabda) and reverential movement (kriyā) as offerings to Shiva’s worship.

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

By placing Vedic mantra-recitation and circumambulation at the center of worship, the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who is approached through disciplined rite and inner reverence, with Agni and Sūrya serving as sanctifying powers within his worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pradakṣiṇā (clockwise circumambulation) and thrice-circling the sacred fire after japa—an outer rite that supports inner steadiness and purification aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline.