Shloka 60

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

अग्नेर् अपां च संयोगाद् अत्यन्तोपहतस्य च रसानामिह सर्वेषां शुद्धिरुत्प्लवनं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

agner apāṃ ca saṃyogād atyantopahatasya ca rasānāmiha sarveṣāṃ śuddhirutplavanaṃ smṛtam

Translation

آگ اور پانی کے امتزاج سے—خواہ وہ نہایت آلودہ ہو چکا ہو—یہاں تمام رَسوں (یَجْنیہ دَرویہ) کی پاکیزگی کو ‘اُتپْلَوَن’ کہا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अग्नेः: of fire

• अपाम्: of waters

• च: and

• संयोगात्: from the conjunction/combination

• अत्यन्त-उपहतस्य: of what is extremely damaged/defiled

• च: also

• रसानाम्: of essences/juices (ritual substances)

• इह: here (in this teaching/rite)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all

• शुद्धिः: purification

• उत्प्लवनम्: utplavana (ritual cleansing by washing/boiling/sprinkling

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/declared (as authoritative).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s ritual instructions to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It establishes a core Shaiva ritual principle: offerings to the Linga must be made fit (śuddha), and even defiled materials can be rendered acceptable through prescribed purification using Agni (fire) and Jala (water).

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

By emphasizing purification, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the Lord who receives offerings only when the pashu (embodied soul) disciplines itself through śauca; the rite mirrors inner cleansing of pasha (impurities) so the offering becomes sattvic and aligned to Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Utplavana—ritual cleansing of substances via the combined action of fire and water—parallels Pashupata discipline where external purification supports internal purification (removal of mala/impurity and steadiness in worship).