Shloka 13

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

पाद्यमाचमनं चार्घ्यं दत्त्वा रुद्राय शंभवे स्नापयेद्दिव्यतोयैश् च घृतेन पयसा तथा

Transliteration

pādyamācamanaṃ cārghyaṃ dattvā rudrāya śaṃbhave snāpayeddivyatoyaiś ca ghṛtena payasā tathā

Translation

Habiendo ofrecido pādya (agua para los pies), ācamanīya (agua para sorber) y arghya a Rudra—al auspicioso Śambhu—debe bañarse el (Śiva-)Liṅga con aguas consagradas, y asimismo con ghee y con leche.

Word by Word

• पाद्यम् (pādyam): water for washing the feet

• आचमनम् (ācamanaṃ): water for ritual sipping/purification

• च (ca): and

• अर्घ्यम् (arghyaṃ): respectful oblation/offering-water

• दत्त्वा (dattvā): having given/offered

• रुद्राय (rudrāya): to Rudra

• शंभवे (śaṃbhave): to Śambhu, the auspicious one

• स्नापयेत् (snāpayet): one should bathe (perform abhiṣeka)

• दिव्यतोयैः (divya-toyaiḥ): with divine/sanctified waters

• च (ca): and

• घृतेन (ghṛtena): with ghee

• पयसा (payasā): with milk

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Shambhu

FAQs

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

It codifies core upacāras of Liṅga-pūjā—pādya, ācamanīya, arghya—followed by abhiṣeka with sanctified substances, expressing reverence to Pati (Śiva) and purifying the pashu (devotee) from pasha (bondage) through disciplined ritual devotion.

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

By addressing Śiva as Rudra and Śambhu, it presents Him as both the awe-inspiring remover of impurity (Rudra) and the auspicious bestower of grace (Śambhu), the supreme Pati who receives worship through the Liṅga as a concrete focus for transcendent Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Abhiṣeka (ritual bathing) of the Liṅga with divya-toya (sanctified water), ghee, and milk—supported by preparatory purification (ācamanam)—a bhakti-centered discipline aligned with Shaiva pūjā-krama and conducive to Pāśupata-oriented inner purification.