Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

अत्रायं पार्वणश्राद्धे नियमः प्रोच्यते मया । तं शृणुष्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ येन श्रेयो भवेत्ततः

Transliteration

atrāyaṃ pārvaṇaśrāddhe niyamaḥ procyate mayā | taṃ śṛṇuṣva muniśreṣṭha yena śreyo bhavettataḥ

Translation

هنا أُعلن القاعدةَ الصحيحةَ لشعيرةِ بارفَنا-شرادها (Pārvaṇa-śrāddha). فاستمعْ إليها، يا أفضلَ الحكماء؛ فبها ينشأ بعد ذلك الخيرُ الأسمى والرفاهُ الروحي.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• अयम्: this (rule)
• अयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पार्वणश्राद्धे: in the parvaṇa-śrāddha (ancestral rite at parvan)
• पार्वणश्राद्धे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वण-श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पर्वणः श्राद्धम्)

• नियमः: rule; observance
• नियमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रोच्यते: is proclaimed
• प्रोच्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• मया: by me
• मया: करण (Karaṇa/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तम्: that (rule)
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठः मुनिः)

• येन: by which
• येन: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/हेतु-प्रयोग (by which/whereby)

• श्रेयः: welfare; the better good
• श्रेयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: therefrom; thereafter
• ततः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb: ‘therefrom/thereafter’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames ritual rule (niyama) as a means to śreyas—ultimate welfare—aligning karma-kāṇḍa discipline under Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

The verse frames ritual discipline (niyama) as a means to śreyas—higher spiritual welfare—showing that dharmic rites, when done correctly and reverently, support purification of karma and prepare the seeker for Shiva’s grace.

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

Though it speaks of śrāddha, the emphasis on correct observance aligns with Saguna Shiva worship in the Purana: outward rites performed with purity and right intention become supportive limbs of devotion, harmonizing household duties with Shiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is adherence to prescribed procedure (niyama) in Pārvaṇa-śrāddha—performing ancestral offerings with purity, attention, and faith; a Shaiva practitioner may internally maintain Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) and mantra-japa alongside the rite.