Shloka 19

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

शुद्धान्नं चैव मुद्गान्नं षड्विधं च निवेदयेत् अथ पञ्चविधं वापि सघृतं विनिवेदयेत्

Transliteration

śuddhānnaṃ caiva mudgānnaṃ ṣaḍvidhaṃ ca nivedayet atha pañcavidhaṃ vāpi saghṛtaṃ vinivedayet

Translation

Deve-se oferecer ao Liṅga arroz puro e também uma preparação de mudga (feijão-mungo), apresentando-os em seis variedades; ou então pode-se oferecer cinco tipos de alimento, cada qual enriquecido com ghee. Assim o devoto realiza o naivedya como serviço reverente a Pati (Śiva), afrouxando o pāśa de impureza que prende o paśu.

Word by Word

• śuddha-annaṃ: pure cooked rice/clean food

• ca eva: and indeed

• mudga-annaṃ: mung-bean preparation/food of green gram

• ṣaḍ-vidham: of six kinds/varieties

• ca: and

• nivedayet: one should offer (as naivedya)

• atha: then/alternatively

• pañca-vidham: of five kinds

• vā api: or even

• sa-ghṛtam: together with ghee/with clarified butter

• vi-nivedayet: one should duly present/offer in a prescribed manner

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It specifies the naivedya (food-offering) standard in Linga-puja—pure, sattvic preparations (rice, mung, ghee) offered in set varieties—showing that disciplined upachara is a direct form of seva to Śiva as Pati.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati, the Lord who receives worship not from need but to uplift the pashu; the regulated offering becomes a means to purify the soul and weaken pasha (bondage) through devotion and right action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi element: naivedya with prescribed varieties and ghee—an external discipline aligned with Pashupata-oriented purification, supporting inner steadiness and sattva in worship.