Shloka 108

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

ईक्षयेद्भास्करं देवं ब्रह्मकूर्चं ततः पिबेत् केवलं पञ्चगव्यं वा क्षीरं वा चात्मशुद्धये

Transliteration

īkṣayedbhāskaraṃ devaṃ brahmakūrcaṃ tataḥ pibet kevalaṃ pañcagavyaṃ vā kṣīraṃ vā cātmaśuddhaye

Translation

దైవభాస్కరుని దర్శించాలి; తరువాత బ్రహ్మకూర్చాన్ని పానము చేయాలి. లేదా ఆత్మశుద్ధి కోసం కేవలం పంచగవ్యమో, పాలనో సేవించాలి।

Word by Word

• ईक्षयेत्: one should look upon/gaze at

• भास्करम्: the Sun

• देवम्: the deity, the divine one

• ब्रह्मकूर्चम्: Brahma-kūrca (a purificatory mixture/observance used in expiation)

• ततः: thereafter

• पिबेत्: should drink

• केवलम्: only, exclusively

• पञ्चगव्यम्: pañcagavya (five products of the cow used for purification)

• वा: or

• क्षीरम्: milk

• वा: or

• च: and

• आत्मशुद्धये: for purification of the self

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva purification rites to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It prescribes ātma-śuddhi (inner purification) as a prerequisite for Śiva-liṅga worship—using auspicious darśana of Sūrya and purifying intake (brahma-kūrca/pañcagavya/milk) so the practitioner becomes ritually and mentally fit for Śaiva upāsanā.

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

Indirectly: it implies that approaching Pati (Śiva) requires the paśu to lessen mala and bondage through purification; Śiva-tattva is the supremely pure reality, and the seeker aligns with that purity through preparatory disciplines.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A preparatory śauca-prayoga: Sūrya-darśana followed by drinking a purificatory substance (brahma-kūrca, or pañcagavya, or milk) as an expiatory and sattva-enhancing rite before Śaiva observances.