Shloka 27
प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om
विद्यापूजां गुरोःपूजां कृत्वा पश्चाद्यथाक्रमम् । शंखार्घपात्रमंत्रांश्च हृदये विन्यसेत्क्रमात्
vidyāpūjāṃ guroḥpūjāṃ kṛtvā paścādyathākramam | śaṃkhārghapātramaṃtrāṃśca hṛdaye vinyasetkramāt
Having first worshipped sacred knowledge and then worshipped the Guru in due order, one should thereafter—step by step—by nyāsa place within the heart the mantras of the conch and of the arghya-vessel, in their proper sequence.
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed Śiva-pūjā procedure to the sages, as customary in Purāṇic discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual must be grounded in inner purification: honoring vidyā and the Guru first, then internalizing the mantras in the heart through nyāsa, aligning the devotee’s consciousness with Pati (Śiva) for grace and liberation.
It supports Saguna Śiva worship by prescribing preparatory rites and mantra-nyāsa that empower offerings (like arghya) and sanctify the worshipper’s inner seat, so Linga-pūjā becomes both external devotion and internal communion with Śiva.
A sequential hṛdaya-nyāsa of the śaṅkha and arghya-vessel mantras after vidyā-pūjā and guru-pūjā—i.e., meditative placement of mantra-śakti in the heart before proceeding with Śiva’s worship.