Shloka 10
आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship
तत्पूर्वकोष्ठे गन्धाद्यैस्सम्प्रपूज्य विनायकम् । पश्चिमोत्तरकोष्ठे च वृषभन्दक्षिणे गुहम्
tatpūrvakoṣṭhe gandhādyaissamprapūjya vināyakam | paścimottarakoṣṭhe ca vṛṣabhandakṣiṇe guham
तत्पूर्वकोष्ठे गन्धाद्यैः सम्यक् सम्पूज्य विनायकम् । पश्चिमोत्तरकोष्ठे च वृषभं, दक्षिणे गुहम् ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches orderly approach in Śaiva worship: honoring Śiva’s parivāra (Vināyaka, Nandin, and Guha) with respectful offerings so the devotee’s obstacles are removed, devotion is steadied, and the mind becomes fit for communion with Pati (Śiva).
In Saguna Śiva upāsanā, the Linga is approached through Śiva’s sacred attendants and sons; worshipping Vināyaka, Nandin, and Guha is a prescribed preparatory reverence that supports focused Linga worship and reinforces the temple’s sacred hierarchy.
Offer gandha (fragrance), flowers, and related upacāras first to Vināyaka, then to Nandin and Guha in their respective directions/chambers; mentally maintain the Panchākṣarī spirit—humble surrender to Śiva—before proceeding to the main Śiva worship.