Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

नमोऽन्तंचततोदद्यात्पायस्तमधुनाप्लुतम् । साज्यशर्करयापूपकदलीगुडपूरितम्

Transliteration

namo'ntaṃcatatodadyātpāyastamadhunāplutam | sājyaśarkarayāpūpakadalīguḍapūritam

Translation

After completing the worship with the utterance “Namo…,” one should offer sweet milk-rice (pāyasa) soaked in honey, together with ghee and sugar, and also cakes and bananas well filled with jaggery, as a devotional naivedya to the Lord.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: obeisance; salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), interjection/obeisance particle (नमस्कारार्थक)

• antam: end; conclusion
• antam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), ablatival sense 'thereafter/from that' (ततः)

• dadyāt: should give/offer
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāyasam: rice-pudding; sweet milk offering
• pāyasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• adhunā: now; at this time
• adhunā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• plutam: soaked; drenched
• plutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pluta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √plu प्लु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying pāyasam

• sājya-śarkarayā: with ghee and sugar
• sājya-śarkarayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + ājya + śarkarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); feminine head śarkarā; compound sense 'with ghee and sugar' (सह-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ)

• āpūpa-kadalī-guḍa-pūritam: filled with cakes, bananas, and jaggery
• āpūpa-kadalī-guḍa-pūritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āpūpa + kadalī + guḍa + pūrita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √pṝ पूर्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying pāyasam; compound: 'filled with cakes, bananas, and jaggery'

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed mode of Shiva worship to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī is proclaimed the imperishable kṣetra where Śiva grants liberation; naivedya and ‘namo’ conclude worship as an act of surrender to the Lord of the universe.

Significance: Naivedya to Viśvanātha is held to confer puṇya, remove hunger/poverty, and support mokṣa-oriented devotion in Kāśī.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ... namo ...

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is expressed through reverent completion of worship (namo) and sincere offering (naivedya), where the purity of intention matters as the offering is lovingly presented to Pati (Shiva), the Lord who grants grace to the bound soul (paśu).

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

The verse describes naivedya offered in Saguna worship—serving the Lord as present in the Linga/arca—so the devotee’s mind becomes softened and one-pointed, supporting inner remembrance beyond the ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer naivedya after completing mantra and salutations, maintaining a bhakti-filled awareness that the offering is for Shiva alone; mentally dedicate the act and its merit to the Lord while keeping the mind steady and pure.