Shloka 4

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

तस्य रूपं समाश्रित्य दाहनप्लावनादिभिः शैवीं तनुं समास्थाय पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tasya rūpaṃ samāśritya dāhanaplāvanādibhiḥ śaivīṃ tanuṃ samāsthāya pūjayetparameśvaram

Translation

Опираясь на этот священный образ и посредством действий, как возжигание (огненное приношение) и ритуальные омовения и прочее, утвердившись в шиваитском состоянии, следует поклоняться Парамешваре — Верховному Владыке (Пати), освобождающему пашу от уз паши.

Word by Word

• तस्य (tasya): of that (Linga/form)

• रूपं (rūpaṁ): form/manifest appearance

• समाश्रित्य (samāśritya): having taken refuge in/depending upon

• दाहन (dāhana): burning (purificatory rite)

• प्लावन (plāvana): flooding/ablution/sprinkling (purificatory washing)

• आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ): and the like/with other such means

• शैवीं (śaivīṁ): Shaiva, belonging to Śiva

• तनुं (tanūṁ): body/embodiment/state of being

• समास्थाय (samāsthāya): having assumed/established oneself in

• पूजयेत् (pūjayet): one should worship

• परमेश्वरम् (parameśvaram): Parameśvara, the Supreme Lord (Śiva as Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja instructions to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parameshvara

FAQs

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

It states that true Linga-puja is not only external offering; one must take refuge in the Linga’s form and perform purificatory acts (like dāhana and plāvana), then worship from a consciously Shaiva state.

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

Śiva is addressed as Parameśvara—the Supreme Pati—implying the Lord who is approached through a sacred form (Linga) and who grants purification and release from pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined discipline: ritual purification (burning/cleansing rites and ablutions) together with an inner assumption of the Shaiva disposition—aligning body, conduct, and intention before worship.