सदाशिवध्यानम्The meditation on Sadāśiva
Verse 39
इति ध्यात्वा महेशानं मानसैरुपचारकैः । संपूज्याऽऽवाह्य तल्लिङ्गे यजेच्छक्त्या विधानतः ॥ ३९ ॥
iti dhyātvā mahēśānaṁ mānasairupacārakaiḥ | saṁpūjyā’’vāhya talliṅgē yajēcchaktyā vidhānataḥ || 39 ||
Translation
Having meditated thus on Maheśāna and worshipped him with offerings of the mind, he should call him into that liṅga and worship him as his means allow, according to the rule.
Word by word
- iti
- thus
- dhyātvā
- having meditated
- mahēśānaṁ
- on Maheśāna
- mānasair
- (mānasaiḥ) of the mind
- upacārakaiḥ
- with offerings
- saṁpūjya
- having worshipped
- āvāhya
- having called
- tal
- (tat) that
- liṅgē
- in the liṅga
- yajēc
- (yajet) he should worship
- chaktyā
- (śaktyā) as his means allow
- vidhānataḥ
- according to the rule
Meaning
The order matters. The deity is first present in the mind and worshipped there; only then is he invited into the stone, and the outward worship follows.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 37.