Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

अनुग्रहेण मूर्तेन शिववत्किं नु साध्यते । तस्माच्छक्त्यात्ममूर्तेन सर्वं साध्यं महेशवत्

Transliteration

anugraheṇa mūrtena śivavatkiṃ nu sādhyate | tasmācchaktyātmamūrtena sarvaṃ sādhyaṃ maheśavat

Translation

When divine grace stands present in embodied form, what indeed cannot be accomplished—as though by Śiva Himself? Therefore, taking refuge in that form whose very essence is Śakti, everything becomes attainable, just as through Maheśvara.

Word by Word

• अनुग्रहेण: by (divine) grace/favor
• अनुग्रहेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मूर्तेन: by the embodied/manifest (form)
• मूर्तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying)

• शिववत्: like Śiva
• शिववत्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिववत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: 'like')

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• नु: indeed/then (emphasis)
• नु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक (interrogative/emphatic)

• साध्यते: is accomplished/achieved
• साध्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive voice)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc./Neut.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्ति-आत्म-मूर्तेन: by the form whose essence is Śakti (power)
• शक्ति-आत्म-मूर्तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषसमास-प्राय (determinative: 'whose essence is power')

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• साध्यम्: to be accomplished/achievable
• साध्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक; साध्-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); कृदन्त (potential/fit-to-be-accomplished)

• महेशवत्: like Maheśa
• महेशवत्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महेशवत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: 'like')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation and all true attainments depend primarily on anugraha (Śiva’s gracious descent), often mediated through Śakti; when grace becomes manifest, obstacles of pāśa (bondage) are overcome and the paśu (bound soul) can reach Śiva.

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

It supports Saguna upāsanā: devotees approach the Lord through a manifest support—such as the Śiva-liṅga—and through Śakti-filled forms of grace (guru, mantra, deity). The verse emphasizes that manifest grace is as effective as direct access to Maheśvara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take refuge in grace through Śiva-Śakti worship: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhakti, along with Śiva-liṅga pūjā; these are classical means by which anugraha becomes active for the seeker.