Shloka 12

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

पृथिवीं पादमूलात्तु गुह्यदेशाज्जलं तथा नाभिदेशात् तथा वह्निं हृदयाद्भास्करं तथा

Transliteration

pṛthivīṃ pādamūlāttu guhyadeśājjalaṃ tathā nābhideśāt tathā vahniṃ hṛdayādbhāskaraṃ tathā

Translation

Desde las plantas de los pies debe situarse y contemplarse el principio de la tierra; desde la región secreta, el principio del agua; desde la región del ombligo, el principio del fuego; y desde el corazón, el resplandor solar—ordenando así los poderes elementales en el cuerpo para el culto a Śiva.

Word by Word

• pṛthivīm: earth-element (pṛthivī-tattva)

• pādamūlāt: from the root/soles of the feet

• tu: indeed

• guhyadeśāt: from the hidden/secret region (genital area)

• jalam: water-element

• tathā: likewise/also

• nābhideśāt: from the navel region

• vahnim: fire-element (agni)

• hṛdayāt: from the heart

• bhāskaram: the Sun, solar radiance (sūrya-tejas)

• tathā: thus/in that manner

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inner preparation (bhūta-nyāsa): aligning the body’s elemental centers so the worshipper’s deha becomes a fit altar for the Linga, turning external puja into inward Shaiva sadhana.

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

By mapping elements and radiance within the body, it implies Shiva as Pati who pervades and orders the tattvas; when the pashu (soul) harmonizes these, pasha (bondage of impurity and dispersion) loosens through disciplined awareness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhūta-nyāsa (elemental placement) as part of Shaiva upasana/Pashupata-oriented yogic purification—placing earth, water, fire, and solar tejas in their bodily loci before mantra-japa and Linga-puja.