Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

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

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

जातिकङ्कोलकर्पूरबहुमूलतमालकम् चूर्णयित्वा यथान्यायं क्षिपेदाचमनीयके

Transliteration

jātikaṅkolakarpūrabahumūlatamālakam cūrṇayitvā yathānyāyaṃ kṣipedācamanīyake

Translation

जाती (चमेली), कङ्कोल, कर्पूर, बहुमूल और तमालक—इन सबको विधिपूर्वक पीसकर, आचमनीय (आचमन-जल) में नियमानुसार डाल दे—शिव-पूजा के लिए।

Word by Word

• jātika: jasmine (a fragrant flower)

• kaṅkola: kankola, an aromatic berry/spice

• karpūra: camphor

• bahumūla: many-rooted fragrant medicinal herbs

• tamālaka: tamāla leaf/bark, an aromatic substance

• cūrṇayitvā: having powdered

• yathānyāyam: according to rule/procedure

• kṣipet: one should put/place

• ācamanīyake: in the ācamanīya (water for ritual sipping/purification)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja vidhi within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes sanctifying ācamanīya water with specific fragrant substances, emphasizing śauca (purity) as a prerequisite for approaching Pati (Śiva) in Linga-pūjā.

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

By insisting on correct procedure and purification, it reflects Śiva as Pati—the supremely pure Lord—approached by the pashu (bound soul) through ordered discipline that loosens pāśa (impurity and bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi detail: preparing ācamanīya (sipping/purification water) with powdered aromatics—an outer act corresponding to inner purification central to Pāśupata-oriented Shaiva practice.