Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

कर्ता स्नात्वा धृतप्राण उपवीती समाहितः । सपवित्रकरस्त्वस्यां पुण्यतिथ्यामिति ब्रुवन्

Transliteration

kartā snātvā dhṛtaprāṇa upavītī samāhitaḥ | sapavitrakarastvasyāṃ puṇyatithyāmiti bruvan

Translation

على القائم بالشعيرة، بعد الاغتسال، أن يكفَّ النفسَ الحيويَّ ويضبطه، ويلبس الخيطَ المقدّس (upavīta)، ويجمع قلبه. وبيدٍ طهّرها البَفِترَ (pavitra) ـ خاتمُ عشبِ التطهير ـ يُجري الطقسَ في هذا التيثي المبارك قائلاً: «في هذا اليوم القمري المقدّس».

Word by Word

• कर्ता: the performer (of the rite)
• कर्ता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• धृतप्राणः: with controlled breath
• धृतप्राणः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत-प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (धृताः प्राणाः येन = restrained-breath)

• उपवीती: wearing the upavīta
• उपवीती: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवीतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (wearing the sacred thread properly)

• समाहितः: composed; attentive
• समाहितः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (collected/composed)

• सपवित्रकरः: with kuśa-ring (pavitra) on the hand
• सपवित्रकरः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पवित्र-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (पवित्रं करे यस्य सः)

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• अस्याम्: on this (tithi)
• अस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुण्यतिथ्याम्: on the auspicious lunar day
• पुण्यतिथ्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य-तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पुण्या तिथिः)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• ब्रुवन्: saying
• ब्रुवन्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—participle agreeing with कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes inner-outer purity (snāna, prāṇāyāma, samādhāna) as the stabilizing basis for rite—discipline that supports dharma and prepares the soul for higher Śaiva practice.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: puṇya-tithyām iti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship should begin with outer purity (bath), inner steadiness (controlled prāṇa and focused mind), and sanctified intention—so the act becomes fit for Shiva and conducive to grace (anugraha) and liberation.

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

It frames the proper preparation for Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where ritual purity and mental concentration support devotion, allowing the worshipper to approach Shiva with disciplined reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Bathing (snāna), brief prāṇa-restraint/prāṇāyāma (dhṛtaprāṇa), wearing the sacred thread (upavīta), and using a pavitra (kuśa-ring) while verbally marking the auspicious tithi before commencing the rite.