Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

ह्रांह्रीमित्यादिना कुर्य्यादासामंगानि च क्रमात् । पाशांकुशाभयाभीष्टपाणिचन्द्रोपलप्रभाः

Transliteration

hrāṃhrīmityādinā kuryyādāsāmaṃgāni ca kramāt | pāśāṃkuśābhayābhīṣṭapāṇicandropalaprabhāḥ

Translation

Beginnend mit den Bīja-Silben „hrāṃ, hrīṃ“ und den weiteren soll man der Reihe nach den Nyāsa auf Ihren Gliedern vollziehen. Sie strahlt wie Mondstein; in Ihren Händen sind Schlinge und Haken, die Geste der Furchtlosigkeit und die Gabe, die das ersehnte Ziel gewährt.

Word by Word

• hrāṃ: hrāṃ
• hrāṃ: Mantra (मन्त्र/उच्चारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hrāṃ (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: Bīja-mantra syllable (बीजाक्षर)

• hrīm: hrīṃ
• hrīm: Mantra (मन्त्र/उच्चारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hrīm (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: Bīja-mantra syllable (बीजाक्षर)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति)

• ādinā: with (the mantra) beginning with
• ādinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (आदि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘beginning with’ sense

• kuryāt: should do/perform
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• āsām: of these
• āsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aṅgāni: limbs/parts (aṅgas)
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Hetu (क्रियाविशेषण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial ablative ‘in order/stepwise’

• pāśa-aṅkuśa-abhaya-abhīṣṭa-pāṇi-candra-upala-prabhāḥ: (those) having in the hand noose, goad, fearlessness and boon; having moon/opal-like radiance
• pāśa-aṅkuśa-abhaya-abhīṣṭa-pāṇi-candra-upala-prabhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkuśa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + upala (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘yāsāṃ pāṇau pāśa-aṅkuśa-abhaya-abhīṣṭa (varada) (asti) tāḥ’ and ‘candropalaprabhā’ = ‘having moon/opal-like radiance’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva ritual and dhyāna instructions to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-śakti applied through aṅga-nyāsa: the practitioner sanctifies body and mind as an instrument of Śiva-Śakti, moving from outer ritual to inner steadiness, protection, and grace.

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

Nyāsa and dhyāna are Saguna supports that stabilize devotion; by invoking Śakti’s protective and boon-giving form, the sādhaka becomes fit to worship Śiva—often culminating in Linga-upāsanā with mantra and focused awareness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform aṅga-nyāsa in proper sequence using seed-syllables like “hrāṃ, hrīṃ,” then meditate on the Devī as moonstone-radiant, holding pāśa and aṅkuśa, showing abhaya-mudrā, and granting the desired boon (abhīṣṭa).