Shloka 16

Ekādaśāhna-vidhiḥ (The Rite Prescribed for the Eleventh Day): Maṇḍala-racanā, Āvāhana, Mudrā, and Ativāhika-devatā Pūjā

Devanagari script

एवं ध्यात्वा तु ताः सर्वा अनुग्रहपराश्शिवाः । पादयोः पाद्यमेतासां दद्याच्छंखोदबिन्दुभिः

Transliteration

evaṃ dhyātvā tu tāḥ sarvā anugrahaparāśśivāḥ | pādayoḥ pādyametāsāṃ dadyācchaṃkhodabindubhiḥ

Translation

وبعد أن يتأمّل المرء هكذا في جميع أولئك الشيفات المنصرفين إلى إفاضة النعمة، فليقدّم عند أقدامهم ماءَ غسل القدمين (بادْيَا)، بقطراتٍ تُسكب من صدفة المحارة المقدّسة (شَنْخا).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक (manner: 'thus')

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having meditated'

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• ताः: them
• ताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying ताः)

• अनुग्रह-पराः: devoted to grace
• अनुग्रह-पराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (of शिवाः)

• शिवाः: the auspicious ones (Śiva-forms)
• शिवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पादयोः: at/of the two feet
• पादयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Gen./Loc.), द्विवचन (Dual)

• पाद्यम्: water for washing the feet
• पाद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतासाम्: of these (goddesses/forms)
• एतासाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दद्यात्: should offer/give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• शङ्ख-उद-बिन्दुभिः: with drops of water from a conch
• शङ्ख-उद-बिन्दुभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक; उद) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासार्थ: शङ्खोदकस्य बिन्दवः (drops of conch-water)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the Siddhānta pūjā sequence: dhyāna followed by upacāra (here pādya). Performing such worship with anugraha-bhāva is said to make the devotee fit for Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse emphasizes anugraha (Śiva’s grace) as the heart of liberation: meditation on Śiva’s gracious forms is followed by humble service at the divine feet, expressing surrender (śaraṇāgati) and devotion.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

It describes a standard upacāra of saguna worship—offering pādya—performed after dhyāna. In Linga-pūjā, such offerings externalize inner reverence, aligning the mind with Śiva’s accessible, worship-worthy form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

First perform dhyāna on Śiva’s grace-bestowing presence, then offer pādya (water for the feet) using conch-poured drops—an instruction within formal pūjā discipline.