Shloka 16

Devanagari script

भूमिशय्यां च मासान्ते पौर्णमास्यां घृतादिभिः स्नाप्य रुद्रं महादेवं सम्पूज्य विधिपूर्वकम्

Transliteration

bhūmiśayyāṃ ca māsānte paurṇamāsyāṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ snāpya rudraṃ mahādevaṃ sampūjya vidhipūrvakam

Translation

月の終わり、満月の日には、苦行の誓いとして地に臥し、ギー等の聖なる供物でルドラ—マハーデーヴァを沐浴させ、定められた作法に従って完全に礼拝すべきである。かかる規律ある礼拝により、paśuはPatiへと心を向け、信愛と戒行によってpāśaの束縛をゆるめる。

Word by Word

• bhūmiśayyām: on a bed of earth/lying on the ground (austerity-vow)

• ca: and

• māsānte: at the end of the month

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day

• ghṛtādibhiḥ: with ghee and similar substances

• snāpya: having bathed/abluted

• rudram: Rudra

• mahādevam: Mahādeva (the Great Lord)

• sampūjya: having fully worshipped

• vidhi-pūrvakam: according to rule/with due procedure

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Mahadeva

FAQs

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

It prescribes a specific Pūrṇimā-centered vrata and abhiṣeka—bathing Rudra with ghṛta and worshipping by rule—showing that disciplined puja (vidhi) and offering (upacāra) are central means for approaching the Linga as Pati.

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

By naming Him Rudra and Mahādeva and making Him the direct recipient of purifying abhiṣeka and complete worship, the verse presents Shiva as the supreme Pati who accepts ritual devotion and grants inner purification that weakens the paśu’s bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A vrata of bhūmi-śayyā (sleeping on the ground) combined with Pūrṇimā abhiṣeka (snāna/abhisheka with ghṛta) and vidhi-pūrvaka sampūjā—an observance aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotional purification.