Shloka 79

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि पञ्चैव तथा बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च उत्तरे विधिवत्पूज्य षडस्रे चैव पूजयेत्

Transliteration

karmendriyāṇi pañcaiva tathā buddhīndriyāṇi ca uttare vidhivatpūjya ṣaḍasre caiva pūjayet

Translation

In proper ritual order, one should worship in the northern sector the five organs of action and also the organs of knowledge; and likewise offer worship in the six-angled division. Thus the senses are consecrated as offerings to Pati, Śiva, for the loosening of the pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).

Word by Word

• कर्मेन्द्रियाणि: organs of action (speech, hands, feet, excretion, generation)

• पञ्च: five

• एव: indeed

• तथा: and also

• बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि: organs of knowledge (hearing, touch, sight, taste, smell)

• च: and

• उत्तरे: in the northern (sector/direction)

• विधिवत्: according to prescribed rite

• पूज्य: having worshipped / worshipping

• षडस्रे: in the six-angled (hexagonal) section

• चैव: and indeed

• पूजयेत्: one should worship

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It instructs that Linga-puja includes mandala-based worship of the indriyas (senses), symbolically surrendering them to Śiva so the paśu’s worldly drives become purified and fit for liberation.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who receives even the senses as offerings—showing that true worship is inner consecration where the powers that bind the soul are redirected toward the Supreme.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Directional/mandala worship (nyāsa-like placement) of karmendriyas and jñānendriyas, aligning with Pāśupata discipline of indriya-saṁyama (sense-restraint) as part of Linga-puja.