Shloka 16

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

नीलोत्पलैश् च राजीवैर् नद्यावर्तैश् च मल्लिकैः चम्पकैर् जातिपुष्पैश्च बकुलैः करवीरकैः

Transliteration

nīlotpalaiś ca rājīvair nadyāvartaiś ca mallikaiḥ campakair jātipuṣpaiśca bakulaiḥ karavīrakaiḥ

Translation

当以蓝莲、红莲、难提亚瓦尔塔花、茉莉（mallikā）、瞻波迦花（campaka）、阇底花（jāti）、婆俱罗花（bakula）与卡拉维拉花（karavīra）供养湿婆之林伽——帕提主，能解脱缚魂（paśu）之缚索（pāśa）者。

Word by Word

• nīlotpalaiḥ: with blue lotuses

• ca: and

• rājīvaiḥ: with red lotuses (lotus-flowers)

• nandyāvartaiḥ: with nandyāvarta blossoms

• ca: and

• mallikaiḥ: with jasmine flowers

• campakaiḥ: with campaka blossoms

• jātipuṣpaiḥ: with jāti-flowers

• ca: and

• bakulaiḥ: with bakula blossoms

• karavīrakaiḥ: with karavīra (oleander) flowers

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Linga)

FAQs

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

It specifies approved floral offerings (puṣpa-upacāra) for Linga-pūjā, emphasizing purity and devotion as concrete acts through which the paśu approaches Pati (Śiva).

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

Though listing offerings, it implies Śiva as Pati—the supreme recipient of worship—who is approached through reverent upacāras; devotion expressed in ritual becomes a doorway toward release from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Flower-offering as a key limb of Śiva-Linga pūjā (upacāra), supporting Pāśupata-oriented discipline where external worship steadies the mind and matures devotion toward liberation.