Shloka 32

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

बाह्यशौचेन युक्तः संस् तथा चाभ्यन्तरं चरेत् आग्नेयं वारुणं ब्राह्मं कर्तव्यं शिवपूजकैः

Transliteration

bāhyaśaucena yuktaḥ saṃs tathā cābhyantaraṃ caret āgneyaṃ vāruṇaṃ brāhmaṃ kartavyaṃ śivapūjakaiḥ

Translation

ബാഹ്യശൗചം ഉള്ളവൻ അന്തർശൗചവും ആചരിക്കണം. അതിനാൽ ശിവപൂജകർ അഗ്നിസംബന്ധവും ജലസംബന്ധവും ബ്രാഹ്മ (വൈദിക) തത്ത്വസംബന്ധവും ആയ ശുദ്ധികർമങ്ങൾ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ചെയ്യേണ്ടതാണ്.

Word by Word

• bāhya-śaucena: with external cleanliness

• yuktaḥ: endowed/connected

• saṃs (saṃ): indeed/then

• tathā: likewise

• ca: and

• ābhyantaram: inner (purity)

• caret: should practice/undertake

• āgneyam: relating to Agni, fiery purification

• vāruṇam: relating to Varuṇa, watery purification

• brāhmam: Brahmic/Vedic (mantric) purification

• kartavyam: to be done/should be performed

• śiva-pūjakaiḥ: by the worshippers of Śiva

Speaker

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