Shloka 57
Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama
सम्पूज्य पूज्यं विधिनैवमीशं प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना सह भृत्यपुत्रैः व्यपोहनं नाम जपेत्स्तवं च प्रदक्षिणं कृत्य शिवं प्रयत्नात्
sampūjya pūjyaṃ vidhinaivamīśaṃ praṇamya mūrdhnā saha bhṛtyaputraiḥ vyapohanaṃ nāma japetstavaṃ ca pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtya śivaṃ prayatnāt
विधिनैव पूज्यं पूजयित्वेशं, मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य भृत्यपुत्रैः सह। ‘व्यपोहन’नाम स्तवं च जपेत् प्रयत्नात्; प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा शिवं समर्चयेत्।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It codifies core pillars of Linga-puja—vidhi-based worship, śirasā namaskāra (bowing with the head), stotra-japa (Vyapohana), and pradakṣiṇā—showing that devotion becomes siddhi-oriented when performed with disciplined effort.
Śiva is presented as Īśa and “Pūjya”—the Pati (Lord) who is intrinsically worthy of worship; the devotee (pashu) approaches Him through reverent surrender and regulated practice, loosening pasha (bondage) via mantra-stotra and embodied reverence.
Stotra-japa of the Vyapohana hymn and pradakṣiṇā are highlighted as disciplined upāsanā; the emphasis on prayatna aligns with Pāśupata-style sādhana where repeated recitation and ritual movement refine attention toward Śiva.