Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

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

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

क्षालनं प्रोक्षणं चैव प्रणवेन विधीयते प्रोक्षणी चार्घ्यपात्रं च पाद्यपात्रम् अनुक्रमात्

Transliteration

kṣālanaṃ prokṣaṇaṃ caiva praṇavena vidhīyate prokṣaṇī cārghyapātraṃ ca pādyapātram anukramāt

Translation

Ang paghuhugas at pagwiwisik ay dapat gawin sa Pranava (Oṁ). Pagkaraan, ayon sa wastong pagkakasunod, ihanda ang sisidlan sa pagwiwisik, ang sisidlang arghya (tubig-alay), at ang sisidlang pādya (tubig para sa mga paa ng Panginoon).

Word by Word

• क्षालनम्: washing/cleansing

• प्रोक्षणम्: sprinkling (purificatory aspersion)

• च एव: and indeed

• प्रणवेन: with the Pranava (Oṁ)

• विधीयते: is to be performed/ordained

• प्रोक्षणी: the sprinkling-vessel (for sanctified water)

• च: and

• अर्घ्यपात्रम्: arghya vessel (for respectful offering-water)

• च: and

• पाद्यपात्रम्: pādya vessel (water for washing the feet)

• अनुक्रमात्: in sequence/in proper order

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It establishes the foundational purification steps—washing and sanctifying by sprinkling—performed with Oṁ, and it prescribes the correct ritual order of vessels (sprinkling, arghya, pādya) for disciplined Linga-puja.

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

By centering the rite on the Pranava (Oṁ), it implies Shiva as Pati—the supreme consciousness accessed through mantra—while the devotee (pashu) approaches Him by ordered purification, reducing pasha (impurity/bondage) through sacred procedure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-saturated purification (prokṣaṇa) with Oṁ and systematic upacāra preparation (arghya and pādya), reflecting the Pāśupata emphasis on inner-and-outer śauca (purity) as a support for worship and contemplation.