Shloka 2

Devanagari script

एवं स्नात्वा यथान्यायं पूजास्थानं प्रविश्य च प्राणायामत्रयं कृत्वा ध्यायेद्देवं त्रियंबकम्

Transliteration

evaṃ snātvā yathānyāyaṃ pūjāsthānaṃ praviśya ca prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kṛtvā dhyāyeddevaṃ triyaṃbakam

Translation

अशा प्रकारे नियमानुसार स्नान करून पूजास्थानी प्रवेश करावा; त्रिविध प्राणायाम करून देव त्र्यंबक (शिव) यांचे ध्यान करावे।

Word by Word

• एवं (evaṃ): thus

• स्नात्वा (snātvā): having bathed

• यथान्यायं (yathā-nyāyaṃ): according to rule/proper procedure

• पूजास्थानं (pūjā-sthānaṃ): the place of worship

• प्रविश्य (praviśya): having entered

• च (ca): and

• प्राणायामत्रयं (prāṇāyāma-trayaṃ): the threefold prāṇāyāma (three rounds/three phases)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done

• ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet): one should meditate

• देवं (devaṃ): the Divine Lord

• त्रियंबकम् (tryambakam): Tryambaka, the three-eyed Śiva

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Tryambaka)

FAQs

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

It sets the inner prerequisite for Linga-puja: external purity (snāna), ritual entry into the worship-space, and breath-discipline (threefold prāṇāyāma) culminating in meditation on Tryambaka, aligning the pashu (individual soul) toward the Pati (Śiva).

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

By directing meditation to Tryambaka, it points to Śiva as the three-eyed Lord—transcendent awareness beyond past, present, and future—who is approached through yogic purification and devotion, and who dissolves pasha (bondage) for the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi integrated with Pāśupata-oriented yoga: perform the threefold prāṇāyāma (prāṇāyāma-traya) after proper bathing and before dhyāna, making the mind fit for Śiva-upāsanā.