Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

ॐ ह्रीमिति समुच्चार्य्य नैवेद्यं वह्निजायया । पानीयं नम इत्युक्त्वा परम्प्रेम्णा समर्पयेत्

Transliteration

oṃ hrīmiti samuccāryya naivedyaṃ vahnijāyayā | pānīyaṃ nama ityuktvā parampremṇā samarpayet

Translation

Uttering the mantra “Om Hrīm,” one should lovingly offer the naivedya, the consecrated food prepared by Agni’s wife; and saying “Namaḥ,” one should then present water with supreme devotion.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव-शब्दः (sacred syllable)

• ह्रीम्: hrīṃ
• ह्रीम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीम् (अव्यय/बीजमन्त्र)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजमन्त्र-शब्दः

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• समुच्चार्य: having pronounced
• समुच्चार्य: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उच्चार् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); समुच्चार्य = having uttered aloud; धातु: उच्चार्, उपसर्ग: सम्

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वह्नि-जायया: by Agni’s wife
• वह्नि-जायया: Karana (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वह्नेः जाया)

• पानीयम्: water (to drink)
• पानीयम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; नमः-शब्दः (salutation particle, often with dative)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); उक्त्वा = having said; धातु: वच्

• परम्-प्रेम्णा: with supreme love
• परम्-प्रेम्णा: Karana (करण/instrument—manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (परम् as adjective used in compound) + नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रेमन्); तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परं प्रेम = supreme love)

• समर्पयेत्: should offer
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed Shaiva worship procedure to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ hrīm … namaḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Svaha

FAQs

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

It teaches that offerings become spiritually efficacious not merely by material purity but by mantra and parama-prema (supreme devotion), aligning the devotee (paśu) toward Pati (Śiva) through surrendered worship.

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

Naivedya and water are standard upacāras offered to Saguna Śiva in the form of the Liṅga; the verse emphasizes mantra-recitation and heartfelt dedication as the inner essence of external ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mantra-yukta offering: recite “Om Hrīm” while presenting naivedya, then say “Namaḥ” while offering water—performing the act as bhakti and inner surrender rather than mere formality.