Shloka 9
Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship
Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras
दत्त्वा पुष्पैरलंकृत्य प्रणवाद्यष्टनामभिः । सचतुर्थौंनमोऽन्तैश्च सुगन्धकुसुमैस्ततः
dattvā puṣpairalaṃkṛtya praṇavādyaṣṭanāmabhiḥ | sacaturthauṃnamo'ntaiśca sugandhakusumaistataḥ
पुष्प अर्पून (लिंग) अलंकृत करून, प्रणव ‘ॐ’ ने सुरू होणाऱ्या आठ नामांनी पूजन करावे। नंतर सुगंधी कुसुमांनी, प्रत्येक नाम चतुर्थी विभक्तीत उच्चारून आणि शेवटी “नमः” लावून अर्पण करावे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: oṃ … (aṣṭa-nāmāni) … namaḥ
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva is approached through humble offering and mantra: decorating and offering fragrant flowers becomes an outer sign of inner surrender (bhakti), especially when joined to the Praṇava and “namaḥ,” which expresses self-offering to Pati (the Lord).
The verse describes a concrete, Saguna mode of worship—adorning and offering flowers to the sacred form (such as the Liṅga)—while using mantra-structure (Oṃ + name in dative + namaḥ) to focus the mind on Śiva as the indwelling Lord.
Perform flower-offering (puṣpārcana) with mantra-japa: recite Śiva’s praṇava-led names, each framed as “Oṃ [Name]āya namaḥ” (dative + namaḥ), maintaining reverence and single-pointed attention.