Shloka 84
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
नानापुष्पसमाकीर्णे वितानोपरि शोभिते फलपल्लवमूलाढ्ये कुशपुष्पसमन्विते
nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇe vitānopari śobhite phalapallavamūlāḍhye kuśapuṣpasamanvite
मंडपाचा वितान वरून शोभवावा व तो नानाविध पुष्पांनी आच्छादित असावा; फळे, कोवळी पल्लवे व मुळे यांनी समृद्ध असावा; तसेच कुश व पुष्पांनी युक्त असावा. अशा रीतीने लिंगपूजेसाठी पवित्र स्थान सजवावे, ज्यायोगे पशु पाशापलीकडे पति (शिव)कडे प्रवृत्त होतो.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga-puja arrangement to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It specifies the sanctification of the worship-space (vitāna/mandapa) with flowers, kuśa, and auspicious vegetation—external purity that supports inner steadiness for Linga-puja.
By centering worship on the Linga within a ritually perfected space, it points to Śiva as Pati—transcendent yet approachable through symbol (liṅga) and disciplined reverence that loosens pāśa for the pashu.
Puja-vidhi: preparing the mandapa/canopy with kuśa and flowers—an upacāra that aligns the practitioner’s mind for devotional concentration akin to Pāśupata-oriented discipline.