Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तत उद्वासयेत्प्रीत्या पूर्वतो मुनिसत्तम । स्थलं विशोध्य गंडूषाचमनार्घ्याणि दापयेत्

Transliteration

tata udvāsayetprītyā pūrvato munisattama | sthalaṃ viśodhya gaṃḍūṣācamanārghyāṇi dāpayet

Translation

Dann, o Bester der Weisen, soll er freudig das Udvāsana vollziehen, die ehrerbietige Verabschiedung, nach Osten gewandt; nachdem er den Ort gereinigt hat, soll er Wasser zum Mundspülen, ācamanīya‑Wasser zum rituellen Schluck und arghya als Ehrenwasser darreichen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• उद्वासयेत्: should dismiss (formally)
• उद्वासयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense in ritual usage ‘to dismiss/send away’

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• पूर्वतः: in front / to the east
• पूर्वतः: Desha (देश/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक-अव्यय (directional adverb)

• मुनि-सत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मुनिषु सत्तमः)

• स्थलम्: the place/ground
• स्थलम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विशोध्य: having purified
• विशोध्य: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + शुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); विशोध्य = having purified/cleaned; धातु: शुध्, उपसर्ग: वि

• गण्डूष-अचमन-अर्घ्याणि: mouth-rinse, sipping-water, and arghya-offerings
• गण्डूष-अचमन-अर्घ्याणि: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डूष (प्रातिपदिक) + आचमन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (copulative list)

• दापयेत्: should have (them) given / should cause to be given
• दापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) ‘cause to give’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion (prīti) must be joined with ritual purity and reverent closure—honoring Shiva’s presence and concluding worship in an orderly, sattvic manner, which supports inner purification and steadiness of mind.

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

In Saguna (form-based) Linga worship, Shiva is approached as the gracious Lord who accepts upacāras (offerings). Udvāsana, cleansing the spot, and offering arghya/ācamanīya are classical acts of honoring the Deity and completing the pūjā without negligence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the concluding rite (udvāsana) facing east, keep the worship area purified, and offer gandūṣa, ācamanīya, and arghya; inwardly, conclude with gratitude and remembrance of Shiva (often with the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).