The mode of worship of Śiva (Continued) - Verse 23
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 24.23
Sanskrit Original
पूर्वहृदा शिवशक्तिसमवायेन परमीकरणममृतीकरणं हृदयादिमूलेन सद्येनावाहनं हृदा मूलोपरि अघोरेण सन्निरोदं हृदा मूलोपरि पुरुषेण सान्निध्यं हृदा मूलेन ईशानेन पूजयेदिति उपदेशः।।
pūrvahṛdā śivaśaktisamavāyena paramīkaraṇamamṛtīkaraṇaṃ hṛdayādimūlena sadyenāvāhanaṃ hṛdā mūlopari aghoreṇa sannirodaṃ hṛdā mūlopari puruṣeṇa sānnidhyaṃ hṛdā mūlena īśānena pūjayediti upadeśaḥ||
Śailādi said: The rite of Paramīkaraṇa [Paramīkaraṇam] (rendering the deity as the greatest one) is performed at the outset by means of the Hṛdaya mantra and the inseparable union of Śiva and Śakti; the rite of Amṛtīkaraṇa (rendering everything nectarine) is performed by means of the Mūla mantra beginning with Hṛdaya; the rite of Āvāhana (invocation) is by means of the mantra of Sadya; the rite of Sthāpana (founding) is on the top of the Mūla mantra by means of the Hṛdaya mantra (?) as well as Vāma mantra; the rite of Sannirodha (obstruction of the existent one) by means of Aghora mantra on the top of Mūla mantra; the rite of Sānnidhya (proximity) is performed by means of Tatpuruṣa mantra, over the Mūla mantra and the Hṛdaya mantra. He shall worship the deity by means of the Hṛdaya mantra, the Mūla mantra and īśāna mantra. This is the directive.