Shloka 51
मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics
खनित्वा देवयजनं दण्डमात्रप्रमाणतः । प्रणवव्याहृतिभ्यां च प्रोक्ष्य चास्तीर्य्य च क्रमात्
khanitvā devayajanaṃ daṇḍamātrapramāṇataḥ | praṇavavyāhṛtibhyāṃ ca prokṣya cāstīryya ca kramāt
Tendo cavado o altar divino (lugar de culto) na medida de um daṇḍa, deve-se aspergi-lo com água consagrada, pronunciando o Praṇava «Oṁ» juntamente com as vyāhṛtis, e então estender, em ordem, a cobertura ritual sobre ele.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: oṃ (praṇava) + vyāhṛtayaḥ: bhūḥ bhuvaḥ svaḥ (and extended mahāvyāhṛtis in some prayogas)
Type: gayatri
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship begins with inner and outer purification—measuring, preparing, and sanctifying the worship-space while invoking Oṁ and the vyāhṛtis, aligning the devotee’s action with cosmic order.
The verse describes the preliminary rite for establishing a purified sacred area where Saguna Shiva is approached in worship—typically culminating in Linga-pūjā performed on a ritually consecrated ground.
Prepare a dedicated altar-space, then perform prokṣaṇa (sprinkling for purification) while chanting Oṁ with the vyāhṛtis, proceeding step-by-step—an outer discipline that supports focused mantra-japa and devotional concentration.