Shloka 92

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

महाचरुं निवेद्यैवं कृष्णं गोमिथुनं तथा अन्ते च देवदेवाय दापयेच्चूर्णमण्डलम्

Transliteration

mahācaruṃ nivedyaivaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ gomithunaṃ tathā ante ca devadevāya dāpayeccūrṇamaṇḍalam

Translation

ఇలా మహాచరువును నైవేద్యంగా సమర్పించి, ఒక కృష్ణ (నల్ల) వృషభాన్ని మరియు గోమిథునం (ఆవు-ఎద్దు జంట)ను కూడా ఇవ్వాలి; చివరలో దేవదేవునికి చూర్ణమండలాన్ని (పొడితో వేసిన మండలం) దానం చేయించాలి।

Word by Word

• महाचरुम् (mahācarum): great caru, a principal cooked oblation

• निवेद्य (nivedya): having offered/presented

• एवम् (evam): thus, in this manner

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam): black one (commonly a black bull as a Śaiva offering)

• गोमिथुनम् (gomithunam): a pair of cattle (cow and bull)

• तथा (tathā): and also

• अन्ते (ante): at the end

• च (ca): and

• देवदेवाय (devadevāya): to the Lord of gods

• दापयेत् (dāpayet): should cause to be given/should donate

• चूर्णमण्डलम् (cūrṇamaṇḍalam): a maṇḍala made with powdered substances (flour/colored powders) for 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 outlines a sequence of offerings—mahācaru, cattle-gifts, and finally a cūrṇa-maṇḍala—showing that Linga-puja is completed not only by upacāras but also by dana (ritual giving) and sacred diagram-worship directed to Devadeva Śiva.

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

By addressing Śiva as Devadeva, it affirms him as Pati—the supreme Lord beyond the devas—worthy of final dedication, where all acts (karma) are offered to the transcendent ruler who can sever pāśa (bondage) of the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi emphasizing naivedya (mahācaru), dana (gomithuna and related gifts), and maṇḍala-arcana (powdered ritual diagram), practices that purify the worshipper and support Śaiva discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion.