Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

यागोपयोगद्रव्याणि शिवाय विनिवेदयेत् ओङ्काराद्यं जपेद्धीमान् प्रतिवर्णम् अनुक्रमात्

Transliteration

yāgopayogadravyāṇi śivāya vinivedayet oṅkārādyaṃ japeddhīmān prativarṇam anukramāt

Translation

The wise practitioner should present to Lord Śiva the materials employed in worship and sacrifice. Then, beginning with the sacred Oṁ, he should recite the mantra syllable by syllable, in their proper sequence.

Word by Word

• याग-उपयोग-द्रव्याणि: materials used for worship/sacrificial service

• शिवाय: to Śiva

• विनिवेदयेत्: should formally offer/dedicate

• ओङ्कार-आद्यं: beginning with Oṁ

• जपेत्: should repeat (as japa)

• धीमान्: the discerning/wise one

• प्रति-वर्णम्: each syllable/letter

• अनुक्रमात्: in due order/sequence

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Om (Pranava)

FAQs

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

It establishes two essentials of Linga-puja: dedicating all ritual substances to Pati (Śiva) and performing disciplined japa that starts with Oṁ, making worship both external (dravya) and internal (mantra).

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the rightful recipient and inner Lord of the rite—so that offerings and sound (Oṁ and mantra) are consecrated to Him, loosening the pasha (bondage) of the pashu (individual soul) through ordered devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-japa performed prativarṇam—syllable-by-syllable in sequence—anchored in the Pranava (Oṁ), a practice aligned with Shaiva mantra-discipline and Pashupata-oriented inner purification.