Shloka 110
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
सनालाम्रककूर्चादीन्कलशांश्च तथाष्टसु । पूरयेन्मंत्रपूतेन पंचद्र व्ययुतेन हि
sanālāmrakakūrcādīnkalaśāṃśca tathāṣṭasu | pūrayenmaṃtrapūtena paṃcadra vyayutena hi
He should fill and prepare the vessels—such as the bundle of mango leaves with its stalk and other ritual implements—and likewise the eight kalaśas, with the five sacred substances that have been purified by mantra.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-worship is not merely external action: the offerings become spiritually effective when sanctified by mantra, aligning the devotee’s intention with Pati (Shiva) through disciplined ritual purity.
The verse describes preparatory steps for formal Linga-puja—arranging ritual vessels and filling them with consecrated substances—supporting Saguna worship as a means to approach the Nirguna truth of Shiva through orderly devotion.
Mantra-consecration (mantra-pūta) of the offerings and filling the eight kalaśas with pañcadravya—performed with steady remembrance of Shiva, typically alongside japa such as the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).