Shloka 36
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
स्थाप्य साधारकं ताम्रपात्रं प्रस्थोदविस्तृतम् । पूरयित्वा जलैः शुद्धैर्वासितैः कुसुमादिभिः
sthāpya sādhārakaṃ tāmrapātraṃ prasthodavistṛtam | pūrayitvā jalaiḥ śuddhairvāsitaiḥ kusumādibhiḥ
سہارے کے ساتھ تانبے کا برتن، قریب ایک پرستھ مقدار کا، قائم کرے۔ پھر پھول وغیرہ سے معطر کیا ہوا پاکیزہ پانی اس میں بھر دے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: Ritual instruction for preparing an offering vessel; not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga narrative.
Significance: Models purity (śuddhi) and refinement (vāsita-jala) in worship—external cleanliness mirroring inner purification, supporting receptivity to Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It emphasizes śauca (purity) and bhakti expressed through careful preparation—offering clean, fragrant water is a sattvic act that orients the devotee toward Shiva as Pati, the gracious Lord who accepts sincere worship.
Preparing a measured copper vessel and perfumed water directly supports linga-abhisheka, a central Saguna form of worship where devotion is embodied through offering water and fragrance to Shiva’s worshipful symbol.
Prepare a copper pot on a stand, fill it with purified water scented with flowers, and use it for abhisheka while mentally holding the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the inner offering.