Shloka 27

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

ततस्संप्रोक्षयेत्पद्मं सास्त्रशं खोदबिन्दुभिः । कल्पयेदासनं पश्चादाधारादि यथाक्रमात्

Transliteration

tatassaṃprokṣayetpadmaṃ sāstraśaṃ khodabindubhiḥ | kalpayedāsanaṃ paścādādhārādi yathākramāt

Translation

Dann soll man gemäß den Vorschriften der Śāstras den Lotus (Maṇḍala/Sitz) mit geweihten Wassertropfen besprengen und reinigen. Danach richte man den göttlichen Sitz her, beginnend mit der Stütze (ādhāra) und dem Übrigen, in der rechten Reihenfolge.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक/क्रमसूचक (then/from that)

• सम्प्रोक्षयेत्: should sprinkle; should consecrate by sprinkling
• सम्प्रोक्षयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + √उक्ष्/√प्रोक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पद्मम्: the lotus
• पद्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• स-अस्त्रशम्: together with the astra-mantra (weapon-mantra)
• स-अस्त्रशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय ‘सह’) + अस्त्रश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; ‘स-’ = सहित; विशेषण

• खोद-बिन्दुभिः: with the bindus of ‘khoda’
• खोद-बिन्दुभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खोद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘खोद’ नाम मन्त्र/बीज) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), बहुवचन; ‘खोदस्य बिन्दवः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• कल्पयेत्: should arrange; should prepare
• कल्पयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आसनम्: the seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (afterwards)

• आधार-आदि: the (items) beginning with ādhāra
• आधार-आदि: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc) एकवचन (समाहार/समुदायार्थे); ‘आधारं च आदिः च’ = beginning with the support (ādhāra)

• यथा-क्रमात्: in proper sequence
• यथा-क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; ‘क्रमात्’ = पञ्चमी (Abl) एकवचन, ‘in due order/according to sequence’ (adverbial)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śuddhi (purificatory sanctification) and krama (right order) in worship—outer ritual clarity supports inner steadiness, leading the devotee toward Shiva-consciousness and liberation in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.

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

The lotus and āsana are the prepared sacred locus where Saguna Shiva—often as the Śiva-liṅga—is invoked and honored; sprinkling with consecrated water marks the transition from ordinary space to a sanctified field fit for divine presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform prokṣaṇa (sprinkling) with sanctified water as per śāstra, then visualize and arrange the āsana with its supports (ādhāra-ādi) in sequence—an external rite paired with focused dhyāna on Shiva as Pati, the Lord who frees the bound soul (paśu) from bondage (pāśa).