Shloka 24
Sūtasya Punargamanaṃ Kāśyāṃ—Bhasma-Rudrākṣa-Tripuṇḍra-Vidhiśca
Sūta’s Return to Kāśī and the Observances of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and Tripuṇḍra
जप्त्वा प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य स्तुत्वा नत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः
japtvā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya stutvā natvā muhurmuhuḥ
जप्त्वा प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य स्तुत्वा नत्वा मुहुर्मुहुः । (एवं भक्त्या परां पत्युः पूजनं सम्यगाचरेत्) ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Describes core devotional acts (japa–pradakṣiṇā–stuti–namaskāra) that purify the bound soul (paśu) and dispose it toward Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It presents a complete bhakti-oriented worship sequence—mantra-japa, pradakṣiṇā, stuti, and repeated namaskāra—showing how the pashu (individual soul) approaches Pati (Shiva) with humility and steady devotion.
These acts are classic components of Saguna Shiva/Linga-upāsanā: reciting Shiva-mantras, circumambulating the sacred form, praising the Lord’s qualities, and bowing repeatedly—external worship that ripens into inner surrender and grace.
Mantra-japa (commonly the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), pradakṣiṇā around the Linga, stotra-recitation, and repeated prostration—done with focused mind and devotional intent.