Shloka 55
मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics
ओंमित्यथ समुद्धृत्य स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम् । गर्ते योगासने स्थाप्य प्राङ्मुखं स्याद्यथा तथा
oṃmityatha samuddhṛtya svastivācanapūrvakam | garte yogāsane sthāpya prāṅmukhaṃ syādyathā tathā
ထို့နောက် သန့်ရှင်းသော အက္ခရာ «အိုမ်» ကို အသံထွက်၍၊ အရင်ဆုံး မင်္ဂလာစကားများကို ရွတ်ဆိုကာ၊ ပြင်ဆင်ထားသော အပေါက် (ဂတ်) ထဲတွင် ယောဂအာသနအဖြစ် (အရာဝတ္ထု/အာသန) ကို တင်ထားရမည်။ ထို့အတိုင်း အရှေ့ဘက်ကို မျက်နှာမူ၍ ထိုင်ရမည်။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: oṃ; svasti-vācana (auspicious benedictions)
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva practice begins with śuddhi (order and purity): invoking Oṁ and auspiciousness, then establishing a steady yogic seat facing east—disciplining body and speech so the mind may turn toward Pati (Shiva) for grace and liberation.
The verse describes preliminary ritual alignment—svasti-vācana, correct placement, and orientation—commonly required before Linga-pūjā and Saguna worship, ensuring the devotee approaches Shiva with proper vidhi (procedure) and focused intention.
Begin with the recitation of Oṁ and auspicious benedictions, prepare/mark a dedicated place (garta) and establish a stable āsana, then sit facing east for japa or dhyāna—supporting mantra practice such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).