Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्य रूपं समाश्रित्य दाहनप्लावनादिभिः शैवीं तनुं समास्थाय पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tasya rūpaṃ samāśritya dāhanaplāvanādibhiḥ śaivīṃ tanuṃ samāsthāya pūjayetparameśvaram

Translation

اُس صورت کا سہارا لے کر، داہن، پلاون وغیرہ اعمال کے ذریعے، شَیوی بھاؤ (شَیوی تَنو) اختیار کرکے پرمیشور کی پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• तस्य (tasya): of that (Linga/form)

• रूपं (rūpaṁ): form/manifest appearance

• समाश्रित्य (samāśritya): having taken refuge in/depending upon

• दाहन (dāhana): burning (purificatory rite)

• प्लावन (plāvana): flooding/ablution/sprinkling (purificatory washing)

• आदिभिः (ādibhiḥ): and the like/with other such means

• शैवीं (śaivīṁ): Shaiva, belonging to Śiva

• तनुं (tanūṁ): body/embodiment/state of being

• समास्थाय (samāsthāya): having assumed/established oneself in

• पूजयेत् (pūjayet): one should worship

• परमेश्वरम् (parameśvaram): Parameśvara, the Supreme Lord (Śiva as Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja instructions to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parameshvara

FAQs

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

It states that true Linga-puja is not only external offering; one must take refuge in the Linga’s form and perform purificatory acts (like dāhana and plāvana), then worship from a consciously Shaiva state.

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

Śiva is addressed as Parameśvara—the Supreme Pati—implying the Lord who is approached through a sacred form (Linga) and who grants purification and release from pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined discipline: ritual purification (burning/cleansing rites and ablutions) together with an inner assumption of the Shaiva disposition—aligning body, conduct, and intention before worship.