Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

तांबूलं धूप दीपौ च प्रदक्षिणनमस्कृती । विधाय प्रार्थयेदेताश्शिरस्यंजलिमादधत्

Transliteration

tāṃbūlaṃ dhūpa dīpau ca pradakṣiṇanamaskṛtī | vidhāya prārthayedetāśśirasyaṃjalimādadhat

Translation

Having offered tāmbūla (betel), incense, and a lamp, and having performed circumambulation and reverent prostration, one should then pray—placing the joined palms upon the head—in humble surrender before Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• ताम्बूलम्: betel offering
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दीपौ: two lamps
• दीपौ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• प्रदक्षिण-नमस्कृती: circumambulation and salutation
• प्रदक्षिण-नमस्कृती: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (प्रदक्षिणा च नमस्कृतिः च)

• विधाय: having done
• विधाय: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); विधाय = having performed/arranged; धातु: धा, उपसर्ग: वि

• प्रार्थयेत्: should pray/request
• प्रार्थयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एताः: these (things)
• एताः: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्दः

• शिरसि: on the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अञ्जलिम्: folded hands (añjali)
• अञ्जलिम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आदधत्: placing/holding
• आदधत्: Karta (कर्ता/agent—participant)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; आदधत् = placing/holding; धातु: धा, उपसर्ग: आ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-bhakti is completed by inner humility: after external offerings, the devotee seals the worship with surrender (añjali on the head), turning ritual into heartfelt prayer aligned with Pati (Śiva) as the supreme refuge.

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

The verse outlines classic Saguna-upāsanā: offering dhūpa and dīpa, performing pradakṣiṇā around the Liṅga or icon, and concluding with namaskāra—actions that focus the mind and express devotion to Śiva’s worshipful form while pointing toward His supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dhūpa-dīpa and pradakṣiṇā, then bow and pray with añjali placed on the head—an embodied meditation of reverence. It pairs naturally with silent japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while concluding the pūjā.