Shloka 39

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

सकूर्चेन सपुष्पेण स्नापयेन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम् मन्त्राणि ते प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु सर्वार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

sakūrcena sapuṣpeṇa snāpayenmantrapūrvakam mantrāṇi te pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu sarvārthasiddhaye

Translation

କୂର୍ଚ୍ଚ (ଦର୍ଭଗୁଚ୍ଛ) ଓ ପୁଷ୍ପ ସହିତ ମନ୍ତ୍ରପୂର୍ବକ (ଲିଙ୍ଗକୁ) ସ୍ନାନ କରାଇବା ଉଚିତ। ସେହି ମନ୍ତ୍ରଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ମୁଁ କହୁଛି—ସର୍ବାର୍ଥସିଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଁ ଶୁଣ।

Word by Word

• स-कूर्चेन: with darbha-grass (a sacred kuśa bundle)

• स-पुष्पेण: with flowers

• स्नापयेत्: one should bathe/perform ritual ablution

• मन्त्र-पूर्वकम्: preceded by mantras/with mantra-recitation

• मन्त्राणि: mantras

• ते: to you

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will declare/explain

• शृणु: listen

• सर्व-अर्थ-सिद्धये: for the accomplishment of all aims/for complete success in desired ends

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga-Puja procedure, echoing the internal teaching tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes abhiṣeka as a mantra-governed act: the liṅga is bathed using sacred implements (kuśa/darbha and flowers), indicating that outer ritual must be joined to śabda (mantra) for siddhi.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is approached as Pati—the Lord who grants sarvārtha-siddhi—through disciplined worship where mantra and purity of offering align the paśu (soul) away from pāśa (bondage) toward grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-pūrvaka abhiṣeka (ritual bathing with mantra-recitation), a core Śaiva pūjā discipline that supports Pāśupata-oriented purification and focused devotion.