Shloka 100

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

चतुष्कोणं तु वा चूर्णैर् अलंकृत्य समन्ततः पुष्पाक्षतादिभिः पूज्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

catuṣkoṇaṃ tu vā cūrṇair alaṃkṛtya samantataḥ puṣpākṣatādibhiḥ pūjya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

ചതുഷ്കോണം (ചതുരം) മണ്ടലം ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം ചൂർണ്ണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കരിച്ച്, പുഷ്പം, അക്ഷതം മുതലായവകൊണ്ട് പൂജിച്ചാൽ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തി ലഭിക്കുന്നു; പതി ശിവന്റെ കൃപയാൽ പശു-ജീവൻ മോക്ഷമാർഗത്തിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുന്നു।

Word by Word

• चतुष्कोणम्: a four-cornered (square) figure/mandala

• तु: indeed

• वा: or

• चूर्णैः: with powders (ritual colored powders)

• अलंकृत्य: having adorned/decorated

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around

• पुष्प: flowers

• अक्षत: unbroken rice grains

• आदिभिः: and other (offerings)

• पूज्य: having worshipped/after worshipping

• सर्व: all

• पापैः: from sins

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed/released

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja instructions within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states that preparing a square mandala with ritual powders and offering flowers and akṣata as part of Shiva-worship functions as a purificatory act, removing pāpa and making the worshipper fit for Śiva’s grace.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord whose grace unties the paśu from pāśa; ritual worship is presented as a means that aligns the soul with that liberating power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi element: mandala (catuṣkoṇa) decoration with powders and worship using flowers and unbroken rice (akṣata), a standard Shaiva purification and offering practice supportive of Pāśupata-oriented discipline.