Shloka 9

लिङ्गार्चनपूर्वकं स्नानाचमनविधिः

Snana–Achamana as Preparation for Linga-Archana

Devanagari script

वारुणं पुरतः कृत्वा ततश्चाग्नेयमुत्तमम् मन्त्रस्नानं ततः कृत्वा पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

vāruṇaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā tataścāgneyamuttamam mantrasnānaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pūjayetparameśvaram

Translation

ആദ്യം വാരുണ സ്നാനം (ജലശുദ്ധി) ചെയ്ത്, തുടർന്ന് ഉത്തമമായ ആഗ്നേയ (അഗ്നിശുദ്ധി) നടത്തണം. പിന്നെ മന്ത്രസ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് പരമേശ്വരനെ പൂജിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• वारुणम्: the Varuṇa-related rite (water rite/purification)

• पुरतः: in front/first/beforehand

• कृत्वा: having done

• ततः: then/thereafter

• च: and

• आग्नेयम्: the Agni-related rite (fire rite/purification)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme

• मन्त्रस्नानम्: bathing accompanied by mantras (ritual mantra-bath)

• ततः: thereafter

• कृत्वा: having done

• पूजयेत्: should worship

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord (Śiva)

Speaker

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