Shloka 43
मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics
शंखं च पुरतः स्थाप्य तज्जलेनाभिषिच्य च । पुष्पं निधाय शिरसि प्रणवेन प्रमार्जयेत्
śaṃkhaṃ ca purataḥ sthāpya tajjalenābhiṣicya ca | puṣpaṃ nidhāya śirasi praṇavena pramārjayet
Đặt ốc tù và ở phía trước, rồi dùng nước trong đó mà làm lễ tắm rưới (abhiṣeka) cho biểu tượng thờ phụng. Kế đó, đặt một đóa hoa lên đỉnh đầu, và vừa niệm Praṇava “Oṁ” vừa lau gột để tự thanh tịnh.
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed procedure of Śiva-worship as taught in the Kailāsa tradition)
Tattva Level: pashu
Mantra: ॐ (प्रणव)
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-pūjā is supported by inner and outer purification: sacred water (outer consecration) and the Praṇava Oṁ (inner alignment of consciousness toward Pati, Śiva).
The act of abhiṣeka with sanctified water is a core Saguna practice—honoring Śiva’s accessible form (often the Liṅga) while Oṁ steadies the mind toward Śiva’s transcendent reality beyond form.
Perform abhiṣeka using conch-water, then touch/wipe in a self-purificatory gesture while chanting Oṁ (Praṇava), treating the mantra as the meditative seal of the rite.