Shloka 22

लिङ्गार्चनपूर्वकं स्नानाचमनविधिः

Snana–Achamana as Preparation for Linga-Archana

Devanagari script

शृङ्गेण पर्णपुटकैः पालाशैः क्षालितैस् तथा सकुशेन सपुष्पेण जलेनैवाभिषेचयेत्

Transliteration

śṛṅgeṇa parṇapuṭakaiḥ pālāśaiḥ kṣālitais tathā sakuśena sapuṣpeṇa jalenaivābhiṣecayet

Translation

Usando um chifre como vaso de derramamento, deve-se realizar o abhiṣeka do Liṅga com água purificada por copos de folhas de Palāśa lavadas, acompanhada de capim kuśa e flores. Assim o devoto banha ritualmente Pati no culto śaiva disciplinado, afrouxando os laços de pāśa do paśu.

Word by Word

• शृङ्गेण: with a horn (as a vessel)

• पर्णपुटकैः: with leaf-cups/leaf-folds

• पालाशैः: made of Palāśa leaves

• क्षालितैः: washed/purified

• तथा: and likewise

• सकुशेन: together with kuśa grass

• सपुष्पेण: together with flowers

• जलेन एव: with water alone/with water itself

• अभिषेचयेत्: one should bathe (perform abhiṣeka).

Speaker

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