Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

त्रिनेत्रोल्लासिवदनपूर्णचन्द्रमनोहराः । माणिक्य मुकुटोद्भासिचन्द्रलेखावतंसिताः

Transliteration

trinetrollāsivadanapūrṇacandramanoharāḥ | māṇikya mukuṭodbhāsicandralekhāvataṃsitāḥ

Translation

Their faces shone with the splendor of the three eyes, captivating like the full moon. Adorned with radiant ruby crowns, they were further graced with the crescent-moon ornament upon their head.

Word by Word

• त्रि: three
• त्रि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• नेत्र: eye (in ‘three-eyed’)
• नेत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासः: त्रि-नेत्र (द्विगु/तत्पुरुष; ‘three-eyed’) (as stem-member in larger compound)

• उल्लासि: shining
• उल्लासि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उल्लासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक (उल्लासिन् ‘shining’); (as stem-member in compound)

• वदन: face
• वदन: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासः: त्रि-नेत्र-उल्लासि-वदन (तत्पुरुष; ‘face shining with three eyes’) (as stem-member)

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

• चन्द्र: moon
• चन्द्र: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासः: पूर्ण-चन्द्र (कर्मधारय; ‘full moon’) (as stem-member)

• मनोहराः: charming/beautiful
• मनोहराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; समासः: (त्रिनेत्र-उल्लासि-वदन)-(पूर्ण-चन्द्र)-मनोहराः (तत्पुरुष; ‘charming like the full moon…’)

• माणिक्य: ruby/gem
• माणिक्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; (as stem-member in compound)

• मुकुट: crown
• मुकुट: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासः: माणिक्य-मुकुट (तत्पुरुष; ‘ruby crown’) (as stem-member)

• उद्भासि: radiant
• उद्भासि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्भासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक (उद्भासिन् ‘radiant’); (as stem-member in compound)

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

• लेखा: crescent mark
• लेखा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासः: चन्द्र-लेखा (तत्पुरुष; ‘moon-cresecent/line of moon’) (as stem-member)

• अवतंसिताः: adorned/ornamented
• अवतंसिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवतंस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; समासः: माणिक्य-मुकुट-उद्भासि-चन्द्र-लेखा-अवतंसिताः (तत्पुरुष; ‘adorned with… as an ornament’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse invites Saguna-upāsanā—devotional contemplation of Shiva’s auspicious form—where the three eyes signify omniscient awareness that burns ignorance, and the moon-like beauty indicates the cooling grace that steadies the mind toward liberation.

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

While Linga worship points to Shiva’s transcendent, formless reality, this description supports Saguna Shiva meditation (dhyāna) by giving iconographic marks—three eyes and the crescent—so the devotee can concentrate with devotion and then rise toward the Linga’s nirguṇa import.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is Shiva-dhyāna: visualize the three-eyed Lord with the crescent moon, mentally repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offer inner worship (mānasa-pūjā) before external offerings.