सुगंधं चंदनं देव मया दत्तं च वै प्रभो । भक्त्या पर मया शंभो सुगंधं कुरु मां भव
sugaṃdhaṃ caṃdanaṃ deva mayā dattaṃ ca vai prabho | bhaktyā para mayā śaṃbho sugaṃdhaṃ kuru māṃ bhava
Ô Deva, ô Seigneur, je T’ai offert le santal parfumé. Ô Śambhu, par ma dévotion suprême, rends-moi « parfumé » : purifie ma vie et rends-la agréable.
A devotee/ritual performer addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee smears sandal paste on the liṅga; the air is imagined as perfumed; Śiva’s presence is calm and compassionate; the devotee’s prayer is inward—seeking purity.
External offerings symbolize inner transformation—devotion seeks purity and auspiciousness.
Kedāra, in whose māhātmya Śiva worship and its fruits are celebrated.
Offering fragrant sandalwood (candana) to Śiva with a prayer for inner purification.
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