Shloka 39

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

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

सकूर्चेन सपुष्पेण स्नापयेन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम् मन्त्राणि ते प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु सर्वार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

sakūrcena sapuṣpeṇa snāpayenmantrapūrvakam mantrāṇi te pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu sarvārthasiddhaye

Translation

ಕೂರ್ಚ (ದರ್ಭಗುಚ್ಛ) ಮತ್ತು ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಂತ್ರಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ (ಲಿಂಗಕ್ಕೆ) ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿಸಬೇಕು। ಆ ಮಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ನಾನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ—ಸರ್ವಾರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿ ಕೇಳು।

Word by Word

• स-कूर्चेन: with darbha-grass (a sacred kuśa bundle)

• स-पुष्पेण: with flowers

• स्नापयेत्: one should bathe/perform ritual ablution

• मन्त्र-पूर्वकम्: preceded by mantras/with mantra-recitation

• मन्त्राणि: mantras

• ते: to you

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will declare/explain

• शृणु: listen

• सर्व-अर्थ-सिद्धये: for the accomplishment of all aims/for complete success in desired ends

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga-Puja procedure, echoing the internal teaching tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes abhiṣeka as a mantra-governed act: the liṅga is bathed using sacred implements (kuśa/darbha and flowers), indicating that outer ritual must be joined to śabda (mantra) for siddhi.

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

Śiva is approached as Pati—the Lord who grants sarvārtha-siddhi—through disciplined worship where mantra and purity of offering align the paśu (soul) away from pāśa (bondage) toward grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-pūrvaka abhiṣeka (ritual bathing with mantra-recitation), a core Śaiva pūjā discipline that supports Pāśupata-oriented purification and focused devotion.