Shloka 27
प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om
विद्यापूजां गुरोःपूजां कृत्वा पश्चाद्यथाक्रमम् । शंखार्घपात्रमंत्रांश्च हृदये विन्यसेत्क्रमात्
vidyāpūjāṃ guroḥpūjāṃ kṛtvā paścādyathākramam | śaṃkhārghapātramaṃtrāṃśca hṛdaye vinyasetkramāt
Matapos munang isagawa ang pagsamba sa banal na kaalaman at saka ang pagsamba sa Guru ayon sa wastong pagkakasunod, nararapat na pagkatapos nito—hakbang-hakbang—ilagak sa puso sa pamamagitan ng nyāsa ang mga mantra ng kabibe (śaṅkha) at ng sisidlang arghya, ayon sa tamang ayos.
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed Śiva-pūjā procedure to the sages, as customary in Purāṇic discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual must be grounded in inner purification: honoring vidyā and the Guru first, then internalizing the mantras in the heart through nyāsa, aligning the devotee’s consciousness with Pati (Śiva) for grace and liberation.
It supports Saguna Śiva worship by prescribing preparatory rites and mantra-nyāsa that empower offerings (like arghya) and sanctify the worshipper’s inner seat, so Linga-pūjā becomes both external devotion and internal communion with Śiva.
A sequential hṛdaya-nyāsa of the śaṅkha and arghya-vessel mantras after vidyā-pūjā and guru-pūjā—i.e., meditative placement of mantra-śakti in the heart before proceeding with Śiva’s worship.