Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

तनुमध्याः पृथुश्रोण्यो रक्तदिव्याम्बरावृताः । माणिक्यमयमंजीरसिंजत्पदसरोरुहाः । पादांगुलीयकश्रोणीर्मंजुलातिमनोहराः

Transliteration

tanumadhyāḥ pṛthuśroṇyo raktadivyāmbarāvṛtāḥ | māṇikyamayamaṃjīrasiṃjatpadasaroruhāḥ | pādāṃgulīyakaśroṇīrmaṃjulātimanoharāḥ

Translation

They were slender-waisted and broad-hipped, clad in radiant red celestial garments. Their lotus-like feet tinkled with anklets made of rubies, and their toe-ornaments made them exceedingly lovely and captivating.

Word by Word

• tanu-madhyāḥ: slender-waisted
• tanu-madhyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (pl); बहुव्रीहि (those whose waist/middle is slender)

• pṛthu-śroṇyaḥ: broad-hipped
• pṛthu-śroṇyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pṛthu (प्रातिपदिक) + śroṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (pl); बहुव्रीहि (those having broad hips)

• rakta-divya-ambara-āvṛtāḥ: clad in red divine garments
• rakta-divya-ambara-āvṛtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + āvṛta (कृदन्त; ā-√vṛ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (pl); बहुव्रीहि; āvṛta = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: 'covered')

• māṇikya-maya-maṃjīra-siṃjat-pada-saroruhaḥ: whose lotus-feet have jingling ruby anklets
• māṇikya-maya-maṃjīra-siṃjat-pada-saroruhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māṇikya (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃjīra (प्रातिपदिक) + siṃjat (कृदन्त; √svañj/√siñj धातु, शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + saroruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (pl); बहुव्रीहि (those whose lotus-feet have jingling anklets made of rubies); siṃjat = शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle: 'jingling')

• pāda-aṃgulīyaka-śroṇīḥ: having toe-rings and (beautiful) hips
• pāda-aṃgulīyaka-śroṇīḥ: Karma (कर्म) — appositional/continuing description (object-like in list)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃgulīyaka (प्रातिपदिक) + śroṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (pl); बहुव्रीहि (those having toe-rings on the feet and (beautiful) hips)

• maṃjula-ati-manoharāḥ: exceedingly charming and lovely
• maṃjula-ati-manoharāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃjula (प्रातिपदिक) + ati (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (pl); कर्मधारय (manohara qualified by maṃjula; ati as intensifier)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse uses sacred aesthetics—radiance, auspicious red garments, and jewel-like ornaments—to evoke devotion toward the manifest (saguṇa) splendor of Shiva’s realm, helping the mind become steady, refined, and fit for bhakti and inner contemplation.

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

While Liṅga worship points to Shiva beyond form, the Purana also supports saguṇa upāsanā: contemplating the divine abode and its attendants purifies attention and leads the devotee toward the same Pati (Shiva) who is ultimately realized as formless consciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna (visual contemplation) on Kailāsa and Shiva’s divine presence; one may pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to stabilize devotion and deepen inward absorption.