Shloka 36
Ekādaśāhna-vidhiḥ (The Rite Prescribed for the Eleventh Day): Maṇḍala-racanā, Āvāhana, Mudrā, and Ativāhika-devatā Pūjā
गोमयेनोपलिप्यात्र दर्भान्प्रागग्रकल्पितान् । आस्तीर्य्य संयतप्राणः पिण्डानां च प्रदानकम्
gomayenopalipyātra darbhānprāgagrakalpitān | āstīryya saṃyataprāṇaḥ piṇḍānāṃ ca pradānakam
Là, après avoir enduit l’endroit de bouse de vache et étendu l’herbe darbha disposée avec ses pointes tournées vers l’est, il doit, le souffle maîtrisé et l’esprit recueilli, procéder à l’offrande des piṇḍa (boules rituelles de riz).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it prescribes preparatory purity for a piṇḍa-offering within a Śaiva rite, aligning śrāddha-like acts with Śiva’s grace toward bound souls.
Significance: Merit through śuddhi (ritual purity) and correct saṃskāra-performance, understood as supportive to Śiva-bhakti and ancestral uplift.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that outer purity (gomaya, darbha) should be joined with inner purity (saṃyata-prāṇa) so ritual action becomes sattvic and supportive of dharma and spiritual upliftment under Shiva’s grace.
Kailasa Samhita frames disciplined ritual conduct as part of Saguna Shiva-oriented practice—purifying the worship-space and steadying the prāṇa so offerings are made with reverence, order, and devotion (bhakti) to Shiva’s sacred presence.
Prepare a purified altar-area with gomaya, lay darbha with tips eastward, and perform the offering with regulated breath (a simple prāṇāyāma-like restraint) and mental steadiness while giving the piṇḍas.