Shloka 17
Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi
Condensed Ritual Sequence
Devanagari script
शमीपुष्पैर् बृहत्पुष्पैर् उन्मत्तागस्त्यजैरपि अपामार्गकदम्बैश् च भूषणैरपि शोभनैः
Transliteration
śamīpuṣpair bṛhatpuṣpair unmattāgastyajairapi apāmārgakadambaiś ca bhūṣaṇairapi śobhanaiḥ
Translation
शमीपुष्पैर्बृहत्पुष्पैरुन्मत्तागस्त्यजैरपि । अपामार्गकदम्बैश्च भूषणैरपि शोभनैः ॥ लिङ्गं समलङ्कृत्य पाशबद्धं पशुं मोचयन् पतिः प्रीयताम् ॥
Word by Word
śamī-puṣpaiḥwith śamī flowers
śamī-puṣpaiḥ:
bṛhat-puṣpaiḥwith large blossoms
bṛhat-puṣpaiḥ:
unmattāwith dhattūra-type flowers (unmattā)
unmattā:
agastya-jaiḥ apialso with agastya flowers
agastya-jaiḥ api:
apāmārgawith apāmārga (prickly chaff flower)
apāmārga:
kadambaiḥ caand with kadamba blossoms
kadambaiḥ ca:
bhūṣaṇaiḥ apialso with ornaments/adornments
bhūṣaṇaiḥ api:
śobhanaiḥbeautiful, auspicious, splendid (decorations)
śobhanaiḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)