Shloka 69

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

तस्मात् सम्पूज्य विधिवत् कीर्तयेन्नान्यथा द्विजाः उद्वाहे च द्विजेन्द्राणां क्षत्रियाणां द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

tasmāt sampūjya vidhivat kīrtayennānyathā dvijāḥ udvāhe ca dvijendrāṇāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ dvijottamāḥ

Translation

Por ello, oh dvijas, tras adorar debidamente al Señor según el rito prescrito, debe recitarse esta proclamación sagrada y alabanza, nunca de otro modo. Y en el rito nupcial de los eminentes kṣatriyas, oh los mejores entre los dvijas, esta norma ha de observarse igualmente.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped fully

• विधिवत्: according to injunction/rite

• कीर्तयेत्: one should proclaim/recite/praise aloud

• न अन्यथा: not otherwise

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)

• उद्वाहे: in marriage-ceremony

• च: and

• द्विजेन्द्राणाम्: of eminent twice-born / of leading nobles (contextually ‘chief persons’)

• क्षत्रियाणाम्: of Kṣatriyas

• द्विजोत्तमाः: O best among the twice-born

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s injunctions to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It insists that Shiva’s worship (Linga-Puja) must be done first and strictly “according to vidhi,” and only then should one perform kīrtana/recitation—emphasizing ritual correctness as a means to purify karma and align the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By placing worship and sanctioned praise as non-negotiable prerequisites for auspicious rites, it implies Shiva as the governing Pati whose grace stabilizes dharma and removes pasha (bondage) created by improper or ego-driven action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi principle: perform prescribed worship first, then kīrtana/recitation without deviation; it also frames marriage (udvāha) as a samskara to be sanctified through Shaiva ritual discipline rather than mere social custom.