Shloka 49
दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
तच्च द्रव्यं समर्प्यैव जलधारां ददेत वै । पश्चाच्च जलधाराभिर्द्रव्याणुत्तारयेद्बुधः
tacca dravyaṃ samarpyaiva jaladhārāṃ dadeta vai | paścācca jaladhārābhirdravyāṇuttārayedbudhaḥ
ఆ ద్రవ్యాన్ని సమర్పించిన వెంటనే జలధారను ఇవ్వాలి। తరువాత జ్ఞాని భక్తుడు జలధారలతో మిగిలిన ద్రవ్యాలను కడిగి తొలగించాలి।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Continuous jaladhārā (abhiṣeka) is highlighted as sustaining sacred presence and purifying residual offerings—symbolically ‘washing’ pāśa and stabilizing the mind in one-pointedness.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that devotion must be joined with purity and order: offerings are made with reverence, then the Linga is cleansed by flowing water, symbolizing inner purification and surrender to Pati (Shiva) through disciplined worship.
It describes a concrete step of Saguna Shiva worship—jaladhārā (continuous abhisheka) after offering dravya—showing that the Linga is honored as Shiva’s manifest presence, approached through careful ritual that refines the devotee’s mind toward Shiva-consciousness.
Perform Linga abhisheka with a steady stream of water, then gently rinse away remaining offerings with water; inwardly, maintain a continuous flow of remembrance (japa), such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya, matching the unbroken jaladhārā with unbroken devotion.