Shloka 41

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

रुद्रेण नीलरुद्रेण श्रीसूक्तेन शुभेन च रजनीसूक्तकेनैव चमकेन शुभेन च

Transliteration

rudreṇa nīlarudreṇa śrīsūktena śubhena ca rajanīsūktakenaiva camakena śubhena ca

Translation

พึงสวดรุดรสูกตะ พร้อมนีลรุดระอันเป็นมงคล สรีสูกตะอันประเสริฐ ราชนีสูกตะ และคะมะกะอันเป็นสิริมงคล เพื่อประกอบพิธีบูชาศิวลึงค์ให้ครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• रुद्रेण (rudreṇa): by/with the Rudra (hymn)

• नीलरुद्रेण (nīlarudreṇa): by/with Nīlarudra (blue-throated Rudra hymn/aspect)

• श्रीसूक्तेन (śrīsūktena): by/with the Śrī-sūkta (hymn to Śrī, prosperity)

• शुभेन (śubhena): auspicious, beneficent

• च (ca): and

• रजनीसूक्तकेन (rajanī-sūktakena): by/with the Rājanī-sūkta (hymn associated with the dark/night/rajanī—used in ritual purification)

• एव (eva): indeed, precisely

• चमकेन (camakena): by/with the Camaka (Vedic litany, paired with Namaka in Rudrādhyāya)

• शुभेन (śubhena): auspicious

• च (ca): and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Nilarudra
• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It prescribes specific Vedic hymn-recitations—Rudra-related litanies (including Camaka) and auspicious sūktas—as authoritative supports for mantra-driven linga-puja and abhiṣeka, aligning the rite with śruti-sanctioned worship of Pati (Śiva).

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

By invoking Rudra/Nīlarudra, the verse points to Śiva as Pati—both fierce remover of pāśa (bondage) and auspicious bestower of śubha—approached through mantra that purifies the paśu (individual soul) and turns it toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Rudrābhiṣeka-oriented mantra-japa/recitation—especially Namaka–Camaka style Vedic litanies—used as a purificatory and devotion-intensifying discipline supportive of Pāśupata-oriented sādhana.