Shloka 42
पूजां कृत्वा यथान्यायं क्रियावैकल्यशुद्धये । वाचकेनैव मंत्रेण जुहुयादाहुतित्रयम्
pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ kriyāvaikalyaśuddhaye | vācakenaiva maṃtreṇa juhuyādāhutitrayam
Having performed the worship according to proper rule, for the purification of any deficiency in the rite, one should offer three oblations into the fire using only the recited (prescribed) mantra.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that devotion must be joined with correct sacred procedure, and that any lapse in ritual action (kriyā-vaikalya) can be purified through mantra-based expiation—restoring the worship’s fitness to bear fruit in Shiva’s grace.
In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, the rite is a consecrated act (kriyā) directed to the manifest Lord; this verse prescribes a simple corrective—three mantra-oblation offerings—so the puja remains ritually complete and acceptable.
A brief prāyaścitta in the form of homa: after the puja, offer three āhutis into fire while reciting the prescribed mantra (commonly aligned with Shaiva mantra practice such as the Panchakshara, where appropriate to one’s tradition).