Shloka 24
Sūtasya Punargamanaṃ Kāśyāṃ—Bhasma-Rudrākṣa-Tripuṇḍra-Vidhiśca
Sūta’s Return to Kāśī and the Observances of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and Tripuṇḍra
जप्त्वा प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य स्तुत्वा नत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः
japtvā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya stutvā natvā muhurmuhuḥ
Setelah mengulang mantra suci, setelah melakukan pradakṣiṇā (mengelilingi dengan hormat), setelah melantunkan pujian, dan setelah bersujud berkali-kali.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Describes core devotional acts (japa–pradakṣiṇā–stuti–namaskāra) that purify the bound soul (paśu) and dispose it toward Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It presents a complete bhakti-oriented worship sequence—mantra-japa, pradakṣiṇā, stuti, and repeated namaskāra—showing how the pashu (individual soul) approaches Pati (Shiva) with humility and steady devotion.
These acts are classic components of Saguna Shiva/Linga-upāsanā: reciting Shiva-mantras, circumambulating the sacred form, praising the Lord’s qualities, and bowing repeatedly—external worship that ripens into inner surrender and grace.
Mantra-japa (commonly the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), pradakṣiṇā around the Linga, stotra-recitation, and repeated prostration—done with focused mind and devotional intent.