Shloka 15

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

पश्चिमे सद्यमन्त्रेण दिव्यां चैव मनःशिलाम् उत्तरे वामदेवेन चन्दनं वापि दापयेत्

Transliteration

paścime sadyamantreṇa divyāṃ caiva manaḥśilām uttare vāmadevena candanaṃ vāpi dāpayet

Translation

पश्चिमे सद्यमन्त्रेण दिव्यां मनःशिलां समर्पयेत्। उत्तरे वामदेवमन्त्रेण चन्दनं अपि दापयेत्॥

Word by Word

• पश्चिमे: in the west

• सद्यमन्त्रेण: with the Sadya mantra (Sadyojāta-mantra)

• दिव्याम्: divine, auspicious

• चैव: and indeed

• मनःशिलाम्: manaḥśilā (realgar/red arsenic pigment used ritually)

• उत्तरे: in the north

• वामदेवेन: with the Vāmadeva mantra

• चन्दनम्: sandal (paste)

• वा अपि: also/indeed

• दापयेत्: should have (it) offered/should cause to be given (in worship)

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 prescribes directional offerings empowered by specific Panchabrahma mantras, showing that Linga-puja is a mantra-driven, ordered rite where substances are sanctified and offered according to cosmic orientation.

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

By invoking Sadyojāta and Vāmadeva aspects, the verse presents Shiva as Pati manifesting through multiple divine faces/powers, approachable through mantra—one Reality expressed as distinct, ritually addressable modes.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi element of Pāśupata-aligned discipline: mantra-nyāsa-like directional worship using specific dravyas (manaḥśilā, candana) to purify the pashu (soul) and loosen pāśa (bondage) through regulated devotion.