Shloka 174

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

जलेन केवलेनैव गन्धतोयेन भक्तितः अनुलेपनं तु तत् सर्वं पञ्चविंशत्पलेन वै

Transliteration

jalena kevalenaiva gandhatoyena bhaktitaḥ anulepanaṃ tu tat sarvaṃ pañcaviṃśatpalena vai

Translation

จะใช้น้ำบริสุทธิ์ล้วน หรือใช้น้ำหอมก็ได้ เมื่อถวายด้วยภักติ การชโลม/ทา (อนุเลปนะ แด่ลิงคะ) ทั้งหมดพึงทำตามประมาณยี่สิบห้าปละ.

Word by Word

• जलेन: with water

• केवलेन: alone, unmixed

• एव: indeed

• गन्धतोयेन: with scented/fragrant water

• भक्तितः: through devotion, devotedly

• अनुलेपनम्: anointing/smearing (ritual application)

• तु: and/indeed

• तत्: that

• सर्वम्: all, entire

• पञ्चविंशत्पलेन: with twenty-five palas (a ritual measure/weight)

• वै: certainly

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It standardizes the abhisheka/anointing practice: even simple water becomes fully efficacious when offered with bhakti, and the rite is to be performed with a prescribed measure (twenty-five palas), reflecting disciplined Shiva-puja.

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

Shiva-tattva is approached as Pati (the Lord) who accepts the devotee’s offering by inner devotion rather than luxury; the external substance (plain or scented water) is secondary to bhakti and proper observance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi element of Linga abhisheka/anulepana is highlighted—ritual anointing with water (or fragrant water) done in a measured, rule-governed way, supporting the devotee’s purification and loosening of pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).