Shloka 34

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

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

पुण्यैर्द्रव्यैर्महादेवं प्रणवेनाभिषेचयेत् जलभाण्डैः पवित्रैस्तु मन्त्रैस्तोयं क्षिपेत्ततः

Transliteration

puṇyairdravyairmahādevaṃ praṇavenābhiṣecayet jalabhāṇḍaiḥ pavitraistu mantraistoyaṃ kṣipettataḥ

Translation

പുണ്യദ്രവ്യങ്ങളാൽ പ്രണവം (ഓം) സഹിതം മഹാദേവനെ അഭിഷേകിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് പവിത്രമായ ജലപാത്രങ്ങളാൽ മന്ത്രോച്ചാരണം ചെയ്ത് ജലം പ്രഭുവിന് ഒഴിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• puṇyaiḥ: with meritorious/sanctifying

• dravyaiḥ: substances/offerings

• mahādevam: Mahādeva (Śiva)

• praṇavena: with the Pranava (Oṁ)

• abhiṣecayet: should perform abhiṣeka/bathe

• jala-bhāṇḍaiḥ: with water-vessels

• pavitraiḥ: pure/holy

• tu: indeed

• mantraiḥ: with mantras

• toyam: water

• kṣipet: should cast/pour/sprinkle

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Mahadeva)
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It establishes abhiṣeka as a core limb of Liṅga-pūjā: Śiva is honored through sanctified substances and pure water poured with mantra, centering the rite on sacred sound and purity.

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

By prescribing worship through the Pranava and mantra, it points to Śiva as Pati—the supreme consciousness approached through śabda (mantric vibration) and devotion, who loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (bound soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-abhiṣeka: pouring water from purified vessels while reciting the Pranava and Vedic/Śaiva mantras—an external pūjā act that supports inner Pāśupata-oriented concentration on Śiva.