Shloka 9

लिङ्गार्चनपूर्वकं स्नानाचमनविधिः

Snana–Achamana as Preparation for Linga-Archana

Devanagari script

वारुणं पुरतः कृत्वा ततश्चाग्नेयमुत्तमम् मन्त्रस्नानं ततः कृत्वा पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

vāruṇaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā tataścāgneyamuttamam mantrasnānaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pūjayetparameśvaram

Translation

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਾਰੁਣ ਸਨਾਨ (ਜਲ-ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ) ਕਰੇ, ਫਿਰ ਉੱਤਮ ਆਗਨੇਯ (ਅਗਨੀ-ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ) ਕਰੇ। ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ-ਸਨਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੇ।

Word by Word

• वारुणम्: the Varuṇa-related rite (water rite/purification)

• पुरतः: in front/first/beforehand

• कृत्वा: having done

• ततः: then/thereafter

• च: and

• आग्नेयम्: the Agni-related rite (fire rite/purification)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme

• मन्त्रस्नानम्: bathing accompanied by mantras (ritual mantra-bath)

• ततः: thereafter

• कृत्वा: having done

• पूजयेत्: should worship

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord (Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)