Shloka 107
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
देवालयेऽथ गोष्ठे वा चैत्ये वापि गृहांगणे । प्रादेशोन्नतधिष्ण्ये वै द्विहस्ते च स्वलंकृते
devālaye'tha goṣṭhe vā caitye vāpi gṛhāṃgaṇe | prādeśonnatadhiṣṇye vai dvihaste ca svalaṃkṛte
Whether in a temple, in a cowshed, at a shrine, or even in the courtyard of one’s home, one should prepare a well-adorned sacred platform for worship—raised to about a span in height and measuring two hands in extent.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Affirms that Śiva-pūjā is not restricted to a famed kṣetra; any properly prepared locus (temple, gośālā, caitya, or home-courtyard) can become a sanctified field for receiving Śiva’s grace (anugraha) when done with vidhi and bhakti.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s worship is not restricted to grand temples; any pure place—temple, shrine, cowshed, or home courtyard—can become sacred when arranged with reverence, supporting steady bhakti and inner purity.
By prescribing a dedicated, elevated, and adorned seat/platform, the verse supports proper external worship of Saguna Shiva as the Linga—creating a focused ritual space that mirrors inner concentration on Pati (Shiva).
Prepare a clean, slightly raised altar of appropriate size and decorate it before beginning Shiva-puja—then worship with mantra (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady, collected mind.