Shloka 102

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

Devanagari script

विकीर्य गन्धकुसुमैर् धूपैर्धूप्य चतुर्विधैः प्रार्थयेद्देवमीशानं शिवलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

vikīrya gandhakusumair dhūpairdhūpya caturvidhaiḥ prārthayeddevamīśānaṃ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

เมื่อโปรยดอกไม้หอม และรมด้วยธูปสี่ประการแล้ว พึงอธิษฐานวอนขอแด่พระอีศาน (พระศิวะ); ผู้ภักดีนั้นย่อมไปสู่ศิวโลก

Word by Word

• विकीर्य: having strewn/scattered

• गन्धकुसुमैः: with fragrant flowers

• धूपैः: with incense (offerings)

• धूप्य: having fumigated/offered incense

• चतुर्विधैः: with fourfold (types)

• प्रार्थयेत्: one should pray/supplicate

• देवम्: the Lord (God)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna, the Sovereign (Śiva)

• शिवलोकम्: to Śiva-loka (Śiva’s realm)

• सः: he

• गच्छति: goes/attains

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja fruits to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Ishana)

FAQs

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

It states a clear puja-upacara sequence—offering fragrant flowers and fourfold incense—showing that sincere, properly offered worship to Pati (Īśāna-Śiva) yields the promised fruit of attaining Śiva-loka.

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

Śiva is addressed as Īśāna, the sovereign Lord (Pati) who grants the devotee a transcendent destination (Śiva-loka), indicating His role as the supreme bestower of grace that loosens pāśa (bondage) for the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key element of Shiva-puja is highlighted: dhūpa-sevā (incense offering) in four varieties along with gandha-puṣpa (fragrant flowers), emphasizing disciplined external worship that supports inner devotion and Pāśupata-oriented reverence.