Shloka 31
संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्
Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa
सर्वाश्चर्य्यगुणोपेतं सर्वालंकारशोभितम् । एवं ध्यात्वाथ विधिवद्दद्यादर्घ्यत्रयं ततः
sarvāścaryyaguṇopetaṃ sarvālaṃkāraśobhitam | evaṃ dhyātvātha vidhivaddadyādarghyatrayaṃ tataḥ
സകല അത്ഭുതഗുണങ്ങളാലും സമ്പന്നനും എല്ലാ അലങ്കാരങ്ങളാലും ശോഭിതനുമായ പ്രഭുവിനെ ഇങ്ങനെ ധ്യാനിച്ച ശേഷം, വിധിപ്രകാരം ത്രിവിധ അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിക്കണം.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Sthala Purana: Functions as ritual instruction (vidhi) rather than a site-myth; the ‘three arghyas’ mark formal honoring of the deity after dhyāna.
Significance: Correct upacāra (arghya) after dhyāna is presented as a means to make worship efficacious and invite grace.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva order of worship: first establish saguna-dhyana of Shiva’s auspicious form and qualities, then express reverence through disciplined ritual action—uniting inner contemplation with outer devotion.
The verse supports saguna-upasana: the devotee visualizes Shiva as supremely beautiful and ornamented, and then performs formal offerings; this same sequence is applied in Linga-puja where the Linga is worshiped as Shiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing presence.
Perform dhyana on Shiva’s wondrous, ornamented form, and then offer arghya-traya—three respectful water-offerings—according to vidhi (scriptural procedure) as part of Shiva-puja.