Shloka 12
Sūtasya Punargamanaṃ Kāśyāṃ—Bhasma-Rudrākṣa-Tripuṇḍra-Vidhiśca
Sūta’s Return to Kāśī and the Observances of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and Tripuṇḍra
पुनः प्रदक्षिणी कृत्य प्रणम्य भुवि दण्डवत् । तुष्टाव परया स्तुत्या संस्मरंस्तत्पदाम्बुजम्
punaḥ pradakṣiṇī kṛtya praṇamya bhuvi daṇḍavat | tuṣṭāva parayā stutyā saṃsmaraṃstatpadāmbujam
Sekali lagi, setelah melakukan pradakṣiṇā (mengelilingi dengan hormat) lalu bersujud di bumi seperti sebatang tongkat, dia memuji Tuhan dengan kidung pujian yang tertinggi—sambil di dalam hati mengingati kaki teratai-Nya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: Models the core Śaiva approach to pilgrimage/temple-darśana: pradakṣiṇā + daṇḍavat-praṇāma + smaraṇa of the Lord’s feet, understood as a direct means to soften mala (āṇava) and prepare for Śiva’s anugraha.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It presents a complete bhakti-krama: external worship (pradakṣiṇā and daṇḍavat praṇāma) joined with inner smaraṇa (remembrance) of Shiva’s lotus-feet, showing that liberation arises when devotion and inward contemplation unite under the grace of Pati (Shiva).
Pradakṣiṇā and full prostration are classic acts of Saguna worship—often performed around the Śiva-liṅga—while the remembrance of the Lord’s feet indicates that the visible form leads the devotee toward steady inner absorption and grace-centered realization.
Do clockwise pradakṣiṇā, offer daṇḍavat praṇāma, and recite a heartfelt stuti while mentally holding Shiva’s lotus-feet; this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner smaraṇa practice.