Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

दर्भैर् आच्छादयेच्चैव प्रोक्षयेच्छुद्धवारिणा तेषु तेष्वथ सर्वेषु क्षिपेत्तोयं सुशीतलम्

Transliteration

darbhair ācchādayeccaiva prokṣayecchuddhavāriṇā teṣu teṣvatha sarveṣu kṣipettoyaṃ suśītalam

Translation

应以达尔婆草覆护诸供器与供品，并以清净之水洒净；继而于一切器中各注入清凉之水，如是建立礼仪清净，以奉事湿婆之林伽。

Word by Word

• दर्भैः (darbhaiḥ): with darbha (kuśa) grass

• आच्छादयेत् (ācchādayet): he should cover

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• प्रोक्षयेत् (prokṣayet): he should sprinkle/purify by sprinkling

• शुद्ध-वारिणा (śuddha-vāriṇā): with pure water

• तेषु तेषु (teṣu teṣu): in each of those (items/vessels)

• अथ (atha): then/thereafter

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu): in all

• क्षिपेत् (kṣipet): he should pour/place

• तोयम् (toyam): water

• सु-शीतलम् (suśītalam): very cool, well-cooled.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the Sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes shaucha (ritual purification) for Linga-puja: darbha covering and sprinkling with pure water, then placing cool water in the vessels—preparing offerings fit for Mahadeva.

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

By insisting on purity before offering, it implies Śiva as Pati—the supremely pure Lord—approached through disciplined purification of the pashu (the bound soul) and its ritual environment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual shaucha using darbha and prokṣaṇa (sprinkling) with pure water; as a Pāśupata-oriented discipline, outer purification supports inner steadiness and devotion during Linga-puja.