Shloka 33
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
लिंगं घृतेन संस्नाप्य पुष्पगंधादिभिस्तथा । नैवेद्यधूपदीपैश्च संपूज्य वृषभं शुभम् ॥ ३३ ॥
liṃgaṃ ghṛtena saṃsnāpya puṣpagaṃdhādibhistathā | naivedyadhūpadīpaiśca saṃpūjya vṛṣabhaṃ śubham || 33 ||
After bathing the Śiva-liṅga with ghee, and worshipping it with flowers, fragrances, and the like—together with naivedya, incense, and lamps—one should also duly worship the auspicious bull, Nandin.
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; ritual instruction narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches completeness in worship: abhiṣeka (bathing), upacāras (flowers, fragrance, incense, lamp, food), and honoring Śiva’s attendant Nandin—signifying reverence for both the deity and the sacred retinue that supports devotion.
Bhakti here is expressed through attentive service (seva) and offering—performing worship with care and purity, and extending devotion beyond the main icon (liṅga) to Nandin, reflecting humble, relational devotion rather than mere formality.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the ordered sequence of upacāras—abhiṣeka, gandha/puṣpa, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya—showing practical liturgical structure used in temple and home pūjā traditions.