Shloka 36
Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship
Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras
श्रीसूत उवाच । एवम्मुनीश्वरायैतदुपदिश्य सुरेश्वरः । संस्मृत्य चरणाम्भोजे पित्रो स्सर्व्वसुरार्चिते
śrīsūta uvāca | evammunīśvarāyaitadupadiśya sureśvaraḥ | saṃsmṛtya caraṇāmbhoje pitro ssarvvasurārcite
Dijo Śrī Sūta: Así, tras instruir de este modo al señor de los sabios, el Señor de los Devas recordó (se postró en su mente ante) los pies de loto de sus dos padres, pies venerados por todos los dioses.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as narrative transition emphasizing reverence to the ‘lotus-feet’ as the locus of grace.
Significance: General tīrtha-logic: remembrance of the Lord’s feet (caraṇasmaraṇa) is presented as a grace-bearing act leading toward liberation.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva virtue of humility after imparting knowledge: even a divine ruler, after giving instruction, turns inward to remembrance and reverence—showing that true authority is grounded in devotion and gratitude to one’s sources (elders/forefathers).
While the verse does not name the Liṅga directly, its devotional act—mental prostration and remembrance—reflects the inner attitude required in Saguna worship: instruction (upadeśa) must culminate in bhakti, reverence, and surrender, which are central to Liṅga-upāsanā in the Shiva Purana.
A simple practice is smaraṇa (devout recollection): after japa or study, mentally bow at the ‘lotus-feet’ of the revered (guru, elders, and Pitṛs), cultivating gratitude and steadiness—supportive of Shaiva discipline alongside mantra and worship.