Shloka 48
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
भूतानि स्थितयोगेन यो जपेत्परमे शिवे । विशोध्यास्य तनुं दग्ध्वा प्लावयित्वा सुधाकणैः
bhūtāni sthitayogena yo japetparame śive | viśodhyāsya tanuṃ dagdhvā plāvayitvā sudhākaṇaiḥ
Whoever, established in steady Yoga, performs japa to the Supreme Śiva purifies his embodied nature; burning away its impurities, he then floods it with nectar-like drops of grace.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that steady yogic absorption combined with Shiva-japa purifies the embodied being: impurities are ‘burnt’ (karmic and mental defilements), and the aspirant is then ‘flooded’ with amṛta—symbolizing Shiva’s liberating grace leading toward moksha.
Japa directed to the Supreme Shiva is commonly practiced with a Saguna focus—such as the Shiva Linga—so the mind becomes steady (sthita-yoga). Through this disciplined worship, the devotee’s inner nature is refined until it becomes fit to realize Shiva beyond form as the Supreme.
A yoga-supported mantra-japa practice: sit in steadiness (dhyana/ekāgratā) and repeat Shiva’s name/mantra (classically the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), aiming at inner purification—burning impurities through awareness and devotion, and receiving the ‘nectar’ of tranquility and grace.