Shloka 17

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

लिङ्गस्याराधनं स्नानविधानं शौचलक्षणम् वाराणस्याश् च माहात्म्यं क्षेत्रमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्

Transliteration

liṅgasyārādhanaṃ snānavidhānaṃ śaucalakṣaṇam vārāṇasyāś ca māhātmyaṃ kṣetramāhātmyavarṇanam

Translation

Il expose l’adoration du Liṅga, les règles prescrites du bain sacré et les marques de pureté; et il proclame aussi la grandeur de Vārāṇasī, décrivant la gloire des kṣetra, champs saints de pèlerinage.

Word by Word

• liṅgasya: of the Liṅga

• ārādhanam: worship/propitiation

• snāna-vidhānam: rules and procedure of bathing

• śauca-lakṣaṇam: characteristics/definitions of purity and cleanliness

• vārāṇasyāḥ: of Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

• ca: and

• māhātmyam: greatness, sacred glory

• kṣetra-māhātmya-varṇanam: narration/description of the glory of sacred kṣetras (holy places).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a topic-summary, indicating that Liṅga-ārādhana (devotional propitiation of Śiva as Pati) will be taught together with the supporting disciplines—purity (śauca) and sacred bathing (snāna)—that qualify the worshipper (paśu) for effective pūjā.

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

By centering the Liṅga and its worship, the verse points to Śiva-tattva as the supreme Pati approached through symbol and ritual—where the Liṅga serves as the accessible form through which the bound soul (paśu) turns toward liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual purification is emphasized—snāna-vidhi (regulated bathing) and śauca-lakṣaṇa (standards of purity)—as foundational observances that support Liṅga-pūjā and kṣetra-sevā (pilgrimage practice), aligning conduct and body for Śaiva devotion.