Shloka 47
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
सपवित्रकरश्शुद्ध उपवीती दृढासनः । प्राणायामत्रयं कुर्य्या च्छ्रुत्वातिथ्यादिकं पुनः
sapavitrakaraśśuddha upavītī dṛḍhāsanaḥ | prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kuryyā cchrutvātithyādikaṃ punaḥ
Với đôi tay được thanh tịnh nhờ pavitra, thân tâm trong sạch, đeo thánh tuyến (upavīta) và ngồi vững trên tọa cụ, người ấy nên thực hành prāṇāyāma ba lần. Rồi lại lắng nghe và lưu tâm các bổn phận bắt đầu từ việc tiếp đãi khách, sau đó mới tiến hành tiếp.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s ritual-yogic injunctions as taught in the Kailasa Samhita)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship must be grounded in both outer purity (cleanliness, proper observance) and inner purification (prāṇāyāma), so the devotee becomes fit to approach Pati (Shiva) with a steady mind and disciplined life.
Before approaching Saguna Shiva in Linga-pūjā, the practitioner stabilizes posture and breath; this aligns body-mind as a sacred vessel, ensuring the offering is not merely external but supported by yogic composure and dharmic conduct.
A steady seated posture and the threefold prāṇāyāma (pūraka–kumbhaka–recaka), followed by observing duties like atithi-sevā (hospitality), indicating that meditation and right conduct together prepare one for Shiva worship.