Shloka 47
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
सपवित्रकरश्शुद्ध उपवीती दृढासनः । प्राणायामत्रयं कुर्य्या च्छ्रुत्वातिथ्यादिकं पुनः
sapavitrakaraśśuddha upavītī dṛḍhāsanaḥ | prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kuryyā cchrutvātithyādikaṃ punaḥ
പവിത്രം ധരിച്ച ശുദ്ധ കൈകളോടെ, ശുചിത്വം പാലിച്ച്, യജ്ഞോപവീതം ധരിച്ചു, ദൃഢാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുന്ന് ത്രിവിധ പ്രാണായാമം ചെയ്യണം; പിന്നെ അതിഥ്യാദി കർത്തവ്യങ്ങളെ വീണ്ടും ശ്രവിച്ച് (ആചരിച്ച്) മുന്നോട്ട് പോകണം।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s ritual-yogic injunctions as taught in the Kailasa Samhita)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship must be grounded in both outer purity (cleanliness, proper observance) and inner purification (prāṇāyāma), so the devotee becomes fit to approach Pati (Shiva) with a steady mind and disciplined life.
Before approaching Saguna Shiva in Linga-pūjā, the practitioner stabilizes posture and breath; this aligns body-mind as a sacred vessel, ensuring the offering is not merely external but supported by yogic composure and dharmic conduct.
A steady seated posture and the threefold prāṇāyāma (pūraka–kumbhaka–recaka), followed by observing duties like atithi-sevā (hospitality), indicating that meditation and right conduct together prepare one for Shiva worship.