Shloka 22

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

सद्योजातं जपंश्चापि पञ्चभिः पूजयेच्छिवम् अनेन विधिना देवः प्रसीदति महेश्वरः

Transliteration

sadyojātaṃ japaṃścāpi pañcabhiḥ pūjayecchivam anena vidhinā devaḥ prasīdati maheśvaraḥ

Translation

サディヨージャータの真言を誦し、五つの法（パンチャブラフマ）によってシヴァを供養するなら、この作法により主マヘーシュヴァラは歓喜し、慈悲を垂れ給う。

Word by Word

• सद्योजातम्: (the) Sadyojāta mantra/aspect

• जपन्: repeating, muttering (japa)

• च अपि: and also

• पञ्चभिः: with the five (Pañcabrahma forms/mantras)

• पूजयेत्: one should worship

• शिवम्: Śiva

• अनेन: by this

• विधिना: method, rite, procedure

• देवः: the Lord

• प्रसीदति: becomes pleased, bestows grace

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara, the Great Lord

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Sadyojata
• Panchabrahma

FAQs

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

It states that Linga/Śiva worship becomes efficacious when performed with Pañcabrahma-oriented japa and puja—invoking Śiva’s fivefold presence—leading directly to Mahēśvara’s prasāda (grace).

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

Śiva is presented as Pati (the Lord who grants liberation) who responds to disciplined upāsanā; His fivefold (Pañcabrahma) manifestation is approachable through mantra-japa, and His defining mark here is prasāda—bestowing favor that loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa of Sadyojāta within a Pañcabrahma-based puja-vidhi—an upāsanā pattern aligned with Pāśupata orientation where practice culminates in Śiva’s grace rather than mere ritual merit.