Shloka 23

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

गन्धपुष्पैस् तथा धूपैर् विविधैः पूज्य शङ्करम् स्कन्दं विनायकं देवीं लिङ्गशुद्धिं च कारयेत्

Transliteration

gandhapuṣpais tathā dhūpair vividhaiḥ pūjya śaṅkaram skandaṃ vināyakaṃ devīṃ liṅgaśuddhiṃ ca kārayet

Translation

Après avoir adoré Śaṅkara avec des substances parfumées, des fleurs et des encens variés, qu’on honore aussi Skanda, Vināyaka et la Devī ; puis qu’on fasse accomplir la purification du Liṅga (liṅga-śuddhi).

Word by Word

• गन्धपुष्पैः: with perfumes and flowers

• तथा: and also

• धूपैः: with incense

• विविधैः: of various kinds

• पूज्य: having worshipped / after worshipping

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Shiva, the auspicious Pati)

• स्कन्दम्: Skanda (Kārttikeya)

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)

• देवीम्: the Goddess (Śakti)

• लिङ्गशुद्धिम्: purification/consecratory cleansing of the Liṅga

• च: and

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should perform (through proper rite).

Speaker

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