Shloka 113
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
प्रागादिषु यथामंत्रमिंद्रा दीन्क्रमशो यजेत् । तत्तन्नाम्ना चतुर्थ्यां च नमोन्ते न यथाक्रमम्
prāgādiṣu yathāmaṃtramiṃdrā dīnkramaśo yajet | tattannāmnā caturthyāṃ ca namonte na yathākramam
Bermula dengan Indra dan seterusnya menurut tertib yang wajar, hendaklah dilakukan pemujaan di arah timur dan arah-arah lain menurut mantra yang ditetapkan. Setiap persembahan hendaklah disebut dengan nama dewa berkenaan dalam bentuk datif, dan mantranya diakhiri dengan “namaḥ”, menurut urutan yang benar.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: …(tattannāmnā) … caturthyāṃ … namaḥ-ante …
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches disciplined, mantra-governed worship: honoring the cosmic order (directions and their presiding powers) while keeping the act of offering anchored in humility through the “namaḥ” ending—supporting Shaiva purity of intention before approaching Shiva’s grace.
Directional and attendant-deity offerings function as preparatory worship (aṅga/pariṣkāra) that steadies the devotee’s mind and sanctifies the space, so the central Linga worship of Saguna Shiva can be performed without ritual disorder.
Perform sequential offerings to Indra and related deities by direction, reciting each mantra with the deity’s name in the dative (“to X”) and ending with “namaḥ,” maintaining correct order and focused attention.