Shloka 41

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

सम्पूर्णैश् च गृहं वस्त्रैर् आच्छाद्य च समन्ततः देवं घृतादिभिः स्नाप्य महादेवमुमापतिम्

Transliteration

sampūrṇaiś ca gṛhaṃ vastrair ācchādya ca samantataḥ devaṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ snāpya mahādevamumāpatim

Translation

以布帛周遍严密覆饰其所之后，当以酥油（ghee）及其他净化圣物为神沐浴——为大天摩诃提婆（Mahādeva）、乌玛之主乌玛帕提（Umāpati）行灌沐。

Word by Word

• सम्पूर्णैः: completely, fully

• च: and

• गृहम्: the house (worship-space)

• वस्त्रैः: with cloths/garments

• आच्छाद्य: having covered, having draped

• च: and

• समन्ततः: on all sides, entirely around

• देवम्: the Deva, the Lord (Shiva)

• घृतादिभिः: with ghee and the like (ritual bathing substances)

• स्नाप्य: having bathed, after bathing

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (the Supreme Lord)

• उमापतिम्: the Lord of Umā (Shiva as Pati)

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It prescribes purification and sanctification of the worship environment and the deity through draping the space and performing abhiṣeka, emphasizing reverence to Pati (Shiva) as the central act of Linga-puja.

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

By naming him Mahādeva and Umāpati, it points to Shiva as the Supreme Lord (Pati) whose grace liberates the paśu (bound soul), and as inseparable from Shakti (Umā) in the economy of worship and blessing.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual abhiṣeka (bathing) with ghṛta and related substances, alongside consecration of the shrine-space—external disciplines that support inner purification in the Shaiva path, preparing the paśu to approach Pati.