Shloka 32

देवदारुवनौकसां प्रति ब्रह्मोपदेशः—लिङ्गलक्षण-प्रतिष्ठा-विधिः, शिवमायारूपदर्शनं, स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

अद्भिर् विविधमाल्यैश् च धूपैर्गन्धैस्तथैव च सपत्नीका महाभागाः सपुत्राः सपरिच्छदाः

Transliteration

adbhir vividhamālyaiś ca dhūpairgandhaistathaiva ca sapatnīkā mahābhāgāḥ saputrāḥ saparicchadāḥ

Translation

With water, with many kinds of garlands, and likewise with incense and fragrant offerings, the fortunate devotees—together with their wives, their sons, and all proper attendants and requisites—should worship the Liṅga, established in reverence toward Pati (Śiva), who liberates the paśu from the bondage of pāśa.

Word by Word

• अद्भिः: with waters (for abhiṣeka/ācamana)

• विविध-माल्यैः: with various garlands

• च: and

• धूपैः: with incense

• गन्धैः: with perfumes/fragrant substances (candana, etc.)

• तथैव: likewise/also

• च: and

• सपत्नीका: together with wives

• महाभागाः: the greatly fortunate/noble ones (devotees/householders)

• सपुत्राः: together with sons/children

• सपरिच्छदाः: together with attendants and necessary articles/requisites (paricchada = equipment, retinue)

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It lists core upacāras—water (abhiṣeka), garlands, incense, and fragrance—and emphasizes that even householders may worship the Linga with full reverence and proper requisites.

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

By implying Śiva as Pati, the Lord worthy of offerings and devotion, whose grace transforms ritual worship into a means for the bound soul (paśu) to move beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical Shiva-pūjā sequence using abhiṣeka and fragrant upacāras; as a Shaiva discipline it supports purity, devotion (bhakti), and steadiness conducive to Pāśupata-oriented liberation.