Shloka 25
Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship
Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras
यन्नैमिषारण्यमुनीश्वराणां प्रोक्तं पुरा व्यासमुनीश्वरेण । तस्मादसावादिगुरुर्भवांस्तु द्वितीय आर्य्यो भुवने प्रसिद्धः
yannaimiṣāraṇyamunīśvarāṇāṃ proktaṃ purā vyāsamunīśvareṇa | tasmādasāvādigururbhavāṃstu dvitīya āryyo bhuvane prasiddhaḥ
മുന്പ് നൈമിഷാരണ്യത്തിലെ മുനീശ്വരന്മാർക്ക് മുനീശ്വരനായ വ്യാസൻ ഉപദേശിച്ചതുതന്നെ അത്. അതുകൊണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹം ആദിഗുരുവായി പ്രസിദ്ധൻ; നിങ്ങൾ, ഹേ ആര്യ, ലോകത്തിൽ രണ്ടാം വന്ദ്യാചാര്യനായി പ്രശസ്തൻ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse establishes the paramparā (lineage) of transmission: Vyāsa as ādiguru in the Purāṇic teaching context and Sūta as secondary venerable teacher for the present narration.
Significance: Emphasizes śravaṇa (listening) through an authorized guru-paramparā as a means to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace) via scripture.
FAQs
It emphasizes the sacred continuity of transmission: Shiva’s truth is preserved through an authentic guru-lineage, where Vyāsa stands as the foundational teacher and the present narrator is honored as the next reliable transmitter.
By establishing trustworthy narration, it safeguards the correct understanding of Shiva’s Saguna forms (such as Linga worship) and the inner Siddhanta meaning behind them, received through competent teachers rather than mere speculation.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and guru-sevā: hearing Shiva’s Purana from a qualified narrator, then applying it through steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship.