Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

धूपं च परमामोदं साज्यवर्ति च दीपकम् । सर्वं समर्पयामीति प्रणवं ह्रीमुपक्रमात्

Transliteration

dhūpaṃ ca paramāmodaṃ sājyavarti ca dīpakam | sarvaṃ samarpayāmīti praṇavaṃ hrīmupakramāt

Translation

Offer incense of the finest fragrance, and a lamp with a wick soaked in ghee. Thinking, “I offer all this to Śiva,” one should begin with the Praṇava “Oṁ” and with “Hrīṁ” as the initiating seed-syllable.

Word by Word

• dhūpam: incense
• dhūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• parama-āmodam: supreme fragrance
• parama-āmodam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + āmoda (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘supreme fragrance/pleasant scent’

• sa-ājya-vartim: a ghee-wick
• sa-ājya-vartim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + ājya + varti (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (sahārtha): ‘wick with ghee’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• dīpakam: lamp
• dīpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; collective ‘everything’

• samarpayāmi: I offer
• samarpayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arp (अर्प् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (present/लट्), Uttama puruṣa (1st person/उत्तमपुरुष), Ekavacana; causative (णिच्) sense ‘I offer’

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyasaṃjñā (वाक्यसंज्ञा; quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-वाचक)

• praṇavam: the praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; ‘Oṃ’

• hrīm: Hrīm (bīja)
• hrīm: Karma (कर्म; uttered formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hrīm (अव्यय/मन्त्राक्षर)
• Form: Mantra-bīja; treated as avyaya (indeclinable sacred syllable)

• upakramāt: from the outset
• upakramāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upakrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (ablative/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ‘from the beginning/at the outset’ (ablative of point of start)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed procedure of Shiva-puja to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights mantra-led offering (dhūpa-dīpa) and total self-dedication (‘sarvaṃ samarpayāmi’), a key bhakti posture for receiving grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ hrīṃ sarvaṃ samarpayāmi

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer offerings (fragrant dhūpa and a ghee lamp) become spiritually effective when joined to inner surrender—‘I offer all this’—and anchored in sacred sound (Oṁ) that orients the mind toward Pati (Śiva), the liberator.

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

Dhūpa and dīpa are classic upacāras offered to the Śiva-liṅga as Saguna worship; through these symbols (fragrance and light), the devotee honors Śiva’s manifest presence while remembering His supreme, transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer incense and a ghee lamp while mentally reciting Oṁ and beginning the act with Hrīṁ, maintaining the bhāva of complete dedication (‘sarvaṃ samarpayāmi’) as a brief meditative resolve during Shiva-puja.