The holy Pāśupata rite - Verse 50
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 18.50
Sanskrit Original
शब्दः स्पर्शं च रूपं च रसो गन्धस्तथैव च। भूतानि चैव शुध्यन्तां देहे मेदादयस्तथा।।
śabdaḥ sparśaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca raso gandhastathaiva ca| bhūtāni caiva śudhyantāṃ dehe medādayastathā||
Devas said:: Free from Rajoguṇa, he shall perform Homa. He shall become free from sins. The devotee then repeats the following mantras—“May the five vital airs[17] be sanctified. May the organ of speech, mind, feet etc. be sanctified. May all these be sanctified, viz—the ears, tongue, breath, intellect, head, hands, sides, back, belly, calves, penis, vagina, rectum, scrotum, skin, flesh, blood, fat, bones, sound, touch, colour, taste, smell etc. May these elements be sanctified. So also the fat. May, by the grace of Śiva’s will, the cooked rice, the vital airs, mind and perfect knowledge be purified.” He shall then perform the sacrifice with ghee, sacrificial twigs and Caru offerings in due order. Thereafter, he shall extinguish the Rudra fire and take the bhasman assiduously. Repeating the mantra “Agni”[18] etc. the intelligent devotee shall wipe off his limbs and touch them.