Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

रक्तांगुलीयकच्छायरञ्जिताखिलदिङ्मुखा । रक्ताम्बरधराः कारपदपंकजशोभिताः

Transliteration

raktāṃgulīyakacchāyarañjitākhiladiṅmukhā | raktāmbaradharāḥ kārapadapaṃkajaśobhitāḥ

Translation

The faces of all the directions were suffused with crimson by the radiance of their red finger-ornaments. Clad in red garments, they were adorned with lotus-like hands, shining with auspicious beauty.

Word by Word

• रक्त: red
• रक्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (as stem-member in compound)

• अङ्गुलीयक: ring
• अङ्गुलीयक: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुलीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• कच्छाया: shade/tinge
• कच्छाया: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कच्छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• रञ्जित: tinged/colored
• रञ्जित: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रञ्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (agreeing with -मुखा)

• अखिल: all/entire
• अखिल: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• दिक्: direction
• दिक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्/दिक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• मुखा: (she who is) facing all directions
• मुखा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः: अखिल-दिक्-मुखा (तत्पुरुषः; ‘all-direction-faced’)

• रक्त: red
• रक्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• अम्बर: garment/cloth
• अम्बर: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• धराः: wearing red garments
• धराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; समासः: रक्त-अम्बर-धरा (तत्पुरुषः; ‘wearing red garments’)

• कर: hand
• कर: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• पद: foot
• पद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• पङ्कज: lotus
• पङ्कज: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• शोभिताः: adorned/beautified
• शोभिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; समासः: कर-पद-पङ्कज-शोभिताः (तत्पुरुषः; ‘adorned with lotus-like hands and feet’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays the auspicious, sattvic-energized vision of divine attendants/forms whose radiance sanctifies space itself—teaching that proximity to Shiva’s realm transforms perception and the very “directions” of the mind toward purity and devotion.

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

The verse supports Saguna contemplation: devotees meditate on Shiva’s divine sphere through luminous forms, colors, and auspicious marks, which stabilize bhakti and make the mind fit to approach the Linga—the visible focus for the invisible Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva’s auspicious realm (śivadhyāna) while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” visualizing sacred radiance filling all directions to steady attention and cultivate reverence.