Shloka 101
Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi
यस्तु गर्भगृहं भक्त्या सकृदालिप्य सर्वतः चन्दनाद्यैः सकर्पूरैर् गन्धद्रव्यैः समन्ततः
yastu garbhagṛhaṃ bhaktyā sakṛdālipya sarvataḥ candanādyaiḥ sakarpūrair gandhadravyaiḥ samantataḥ
Ngunit sinumang may bhakti, kahit minsan lamang, ay magpahid sa garbhagṛha (pinakaloob na banal na silid) sa lahat ng panig ng mga mababangong sangkap gaya ng sandal at iba pa, kasama ang kamper at iba pang pabango, ay naghahandog ng kalugud-lugod na paglilingkod kay Pati (Śiva) sa pamamagitan ng dalisay na pagsamba.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja vidhi and its fruits to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It elevates gandha-lepana (scented anointing) of the garbhagriha as a potent act of bhakti, showing that even a single, sincere offering made to the Liṅga’s sacred space is spiritually efficacious.
Śiva is approached here as Pati—the supreme Lord who accepts pure upacāras offered with devotion; the act implies that the devotee (paśu) refines sensory fragrance into worship, loosening pāsas (bondages) through right orientation of mind.
A temple-based puja practice: anointing/smearing the sanctum with sandal, camphor, and other fragrances—an external upacāra that supports internal purification and steadiness aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion.