Shloka 75

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

इष्ट्वैवं जुहुयादग्नौ यज्ञपात्राणि मन्त्रतः अप्सु वै पार्थिवं न्यस्य गुरवे तैजसानि तु

Transliteration

iṣṭvaivaṃ juhuyādagnau yajñapātrāṇi mantrataḥ apsu vai pārthivaṃ nyasya gurave taijasāni tu

Translation

Nachdem die Verehrung so vollendet ist, soll man mit den vorgeschriebenen Mantras die Opfergefäße dem heiligen Feuer übergeben. Die irdenen Geräte legt man ins Wasser; die von feuriger Natur (metallenen) sind dem Guru gebührend darzubringen. So wird das Ritual in Reinheit und rechter Ordnung beschlossen und Pati durch Disziplin und Überlieferung geehrt.

Word by Word

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā): having worshipped/after performing the sacrifice

• एवम् (evaṃ): thus/in this manner

• जुहुयात् (juhuyāt): one should offer into fire

• अग्नौ (agnau): in the fire

• यज्ञपात्राणि (yajñapātrāṇi): sacrificial vessels/ritual utensils

• मन्त्रतः (mantrataḥ): according to/with mantras

• अप्सु (apsu): in water

• वै (vai): indeed

• पार्थिवम् (pārthivam): earthen/pertaining to earth (clay items)

• न्यस्य (nyasya): placing/consigning

• गुरवे (gurave): to the Guru

• तैजसानि (taijasāni): fiery, radiant (typically metallic/heat-associated implements)

• तु (tu): and/but

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Guru

FAQs

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

It teaches the proper completion (saṃhāra) of Shiva’s worship: offerings are concluded with mantra-governed disposal of utensils, preserving ritual purity and ensuring no sacred residue is treated casually.

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

Shiva is approached as Pati through niyama (discipline) and mantra; honoring Agni, water, and the Guru reflects that Shiva-tattva is accessed through ordered means—purification, consecration, and lineage-guided practice.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja–homa completion practice: consigning offerings to Agni, immersing earthen items in water, and giving durable/taijasa implements to the Guru—linking external ritual to Pashupata-style purity and guru-paramparā.