Shloka 5

लिङ्गार्चनपूर्वकं स्नानाचमनविधिः

Snana–Achamana as Preparation for Linga-Archana

Devanagari script

स्नानयोगोपचारं च यथा शैलादिनो मुखात् श्रुतवान् तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि स्नानाद्यं चार्चनाविधिम्

Transliteration

snānayogopacāraṃ ca yathā śailādino mukhāt śrutavān tatpravakṣyāmi snānādyaṃ cārcanāvidhim

Translation

Tendo ouvido da boca de Śailādi as observâncias corretas da disciplina do banho ritual, exporei agora esse mesmo procedimento—começando pelo banho—e o método completo de adoração (arcana) ao Liṅga de Śiva, o Pati que desfaz o laço (pāśa) do paśu, a alma atada.

Word by Word

• snāna: ritual bath

• yoga-upacāram: yogic discipline and attendant observances (upacāras)

• ca: and

• yathā: as/according to

• śailādinaḥ: of Śailādi (the teacher named Śailādi)

• mukhāt: from the mouth (i.e., from direct instruction)

• śrutavān: having heard

• tat: that

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall declare/explain

• snāna-ādyam: beginning with bathing

• ca: and

• arcana-vidhim: the method/procedure of worship (arcana).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages; citing instruction received from Śailādi)