Shloka 100

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

चतुष्कोणं तु वा चूर्णैर् अलंकृत्य समन्ततः पुष्पाक्षतादिभिः पूज्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

catuṣkoṇaṃ tu vā cūrṇair alaṃkṛtya samantataḥ puṣpākṣatādibhiḥ pūjya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

以仪式粉末从四方装饰四角（方形）曼荼罗，并以花、阿克沙塔（整粒米）等供养礼拜者，得脱一切罪业——蒙主宰帕提、湿婆之恩，使被缚之灵（paśu）趋向解脱。

Word by Word

• चतुष्कोणम्: a four-cornered (square) figure/mandala

• तु: indeed

• वा: or

• चूर्णैः: with powders (ritual colored powders)

• अलंकृत्य: having adorned/decorated

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around

• पुष्प: flowers

• अक्षत: unbroken rice grains

• आदिभिः: and other (offerings)

• पूज्य: having worshipped/after worshipping

• सर्व: all

• पापैः: from sins

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed/released

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja instructions within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states that preparing a square mandala with ritual powders and offering flowers and akṣata as part of Shiva-worship functions as a purificatory act, removing pāpa and making the worshipper fit for Śiva’s grace.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord whose grace unties the paśu from pāśa; ritual worship is presented as a means that aligns the soul with that liberating power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi element: mandala (catuṣkoṇa) decoration with powders and worship using flowers and unbroken rice (akṣata), a standard Shaiva purification and offering practice supportive of Pāśupata-oriented discipline.