Shloka 33
Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi
Devanagari script
आलेपनं यथान्यायं वर्षचान्द्रायणं लभेत् अर्धक्रोशं शिवक्षेत्रं शिवलिङ्गात्समन्ततः
Transliteration
ālepanaṃ yathānyāyaṃ varṣacāndrāyaṇaṃ labhet ardhakrośaṃ śivakṣetraṃ śivaliṅgātsamantataḥ
Translation
विधिपूर्वक आलेपन (लेपन) करने से वर्ष-चान्द्रायण का फल मिलता है। शिवलिंग के चारों ओर समन्ततः अर्ध-क्रोश तक का प्रदेश ‘शिवक्षेत्र’ कहा गया है।
Word by Word
ālepanamritual smearing/plastering for purification
ālepanam:
yathā-nyāyamaccording to the prescribed rule
yathā-nyāyam:
varṣaa year
varṣa:
cāndrāyaṇamthe lunar vow/penance (Cāndrāyaṇa)
cāndrāyaṇam:
labhetone obtains
labhet:
ardha-krośamhalf a krośa (a traditional measure of distance)
ardha-krośam:
śiva-kṣetramShiva’s sacred precinct/field
śiva-kṣetram:
śiva-liṅgātfrom the Shiva-linga
śiva-liṅgāt:
samantataḥon all sides, in every direction
samantataḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami