Worship of Liṅga (liṅgārcana) - Verse 30
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 27.30
Sanskrit Original
वामदेवेन मन्त्रेण स्थापयेदासनोपरि। सान्निध्यं रुद्रगायत्र्या अघोरेण निरुध्य च।।
vāmadevena mantreṇa sthāpayedāsanopari| sānnidhyaṃ rudragāyatryā aghoreṇa nirudhya ca||
Nandin said: Above it he shall install the three Ātmans[8] and in the end Śiva’s pedestal. Repeating the Mantra “I resort to Sadyojāta”[9] he shall invoke the supreme lord. With the Mantra of Vāmadeva he shall install Him over the seat. With Rudragāyatrī he shall establish His presense and with Aghora Mantra he shall stabilise the presence of deity. He shall then worship with the Mantra “īśānaḥ sarvavidyānām.[10] He shall then offer Pādya, Ācamanīya and Arghya to the lord. In accordance with the injunctions he shall be the Rudra with scented sandal paste water. After gathering Pañca Gavya in a vessel and after inspiring it with Praṇava he shall bathe the deity with Pañcagavya. Repeating the Praṇava he shall perform the rite of ablution to the deity (successively) with ghee, honey, sugar-cane juice and other holy materials of worship. With holy Mantras, using pure vessels he shall pour water over the deity.