Shloka 76

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

सम्पूज्य शिवसूक्तेन त्र्यंबकेन शुभेन च जप्त्वा त्वरितरुद्रं च शिवसंकल्पमेव च

Transliteration

sampūjya śivasūktena tryaṃbakena śubhena ca japtvā tvaritarudraṃ ca śivasaṃkalpameva ca

Translation

ເມື່ອບູຊາຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງດ້ວຍ ສິວະ-ສູກຕະ ແລະດ້ວຍມົນຕຣາ ຕຣຽມບະກະ ອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນແລ້ວ, ຄວນຈະສວດ/ຈັບ ຕະວະຣິຕະ-ຣຸດຣະ ແລະ ສິວະ-ສັງກັນປະ ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ—ເພື່ອໃຫ້ອົງປະກອບມົນຕຣາໃນການບູຊາພຣະສິວະສົມບູນ ແລະນຳ ປະສຸ (ວິນຍານຖືກຜູກ) ເຂົ້າໃກ້ ປະຕິ (ພຣະເຈົ້າ)។

Word by Word

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya): having worshipped properly

• शिवसूक्तेन (śivasūktena): with the Śiva-sūkta hymn

• त्र्यंबकेन (tryaṃbakena): with the Tryambaka mantra (three-eyed Lord invocation)

• शुभेन (śubhena): auspicious, beneficent

• च (ca): and

• जप्त्वा (japtvā): having muttered/recited (as japa)

• त्वरितरुद्रं (tvarita-rudraṃ): the Tvarita-Rudra (a rapid/quick Rudra-recitation)

• च (ca): and

• शिवसंकल्पम् (śiva-saṅkalpam): the Śiva-saṅkalpa (Śiva-oriented resolve/prayer)

• एव (eva): indeed/only

• च (ca): and

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Tryambaka

FAQs

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

It specifies the mantra-sequence within Linga-puja—Śiva-sūkta, Tryambaka, Tvarita-Rudra, and Śiva-saṅkalpa—showing that worship is completed not only by offerings but by Vedic recitation and inner resolve directed to Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is invoked as Tryambaka and Rudra—the auspicious yet sovereign Lord who purifies bondage (pāśa) through mantra, drawing the paśu toward His grace and right orientation (saṅkalpa) in worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa as a limb of Śiva-puja: disciplined recitation (japa) of Rudra/Śiva mantras coupled with Śiva-saṅkalpa, aligning mind and breath toward Pāśupata purification and devotion.