Shloka 12
स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)
पृथिवीं पादमूलात्तु गुह्यदेशाज्जलं तथा नाभिदेशात् तथा वह्निं हृदयाद्भास्करं तथा
pṛthivīṃ pādamūlāttu guhyadeśājjalaṃ tathā nābhideśāt tathā vahniṃ hṛdayādbhāskaraṃ tathā
From the soles of the feet one should place and contemplate the earth-principle; from the secret region, the water-principle; from the navel-region, the fire-principle; and from the heart, the solar radiance—thus arranging the elemental powers within the body for Śiva’s worship.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It teaches inner preparation (bhūta-nyāsa): aligning the body’s elemental centers so the worshipper’s deha becomes a fit altar for the Linga, turning external puja into inward Shaiva sadhana.
By mapping elements and radiance within the body, it implies Shiva as Pati who pervades and orders the tattvas; when the pashu (soul) harmonizes these, pasha (bondage of impurity and dispersion) loosens through disciplined awareness.
Bhūta-nyāsa (elemental placement) as part of Shaiva upasana/Pashupata-oriented yogic purification—placing earth, water, fire, and solar tejas in their bodily loci before mantra-japa and Linga-puja.