Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

बिन्दुत्रिकोणषट्कोणवृत्ताकाराणि च क्रमात् । शंखं च पुरतस्थाप्य पूजोक्तक्रममार्गतः

Transliteration

bindutrikoṇaṣaṭkoṇavṛttākārāṇi ca kramāt | śaṃkhaṃ ca puratasthāpya pūjoktakramamārgataḥ

Translation

In due sequence, one should arrange the forms of the bindu (point), triangle, hexagon, and circle; and placing a conch in front, one should proceed according to the order and method prescribed for worship.

Word by Word

• बिन्दुत्रिकोणषट्कोणवृत्ताकाराणि: dot, triangle, hexagon, circle-forms
• बिन्दुत्रिकोणषट्कोणवृत्ताकाराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु + त्रिकोण + षट्कोण + वृत्त + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्म; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collection) enumerating forms

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘in order’

• शंखम्: a conch
• शंखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म of स्थाप्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place) ‘in front’

• स्थाप्य: having placed
• स्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) causative स्थापय (णिजन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; causative sense ‘having placed/installed’

• पूजोक्तक्रममार्गतः: according to the order prescribed in the worship
• पूजोक्तक्रममार्गतः: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूजा + उक्त + क्रम + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb) formed with -तः; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘according to the path/order stated in the worship’ (पूजायाम् उक्तः क्रममार्गः तस्मात्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-worship is both inward and orderly: the progressive forms (bindu to circle) guide the mind from a single point of concentration into a complete, stabilized contemplative field, supporting devotion and yogic steadiness.

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

The verse describes a prescribed pūjā-krama (ritual sequence) that supports Saguna Shiva worship—using sacred placements and symbols as aids—so the devotee’s attention becomes steady and reverent before the Linga and the Lord’s manifest presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests arranging worship-diagrams/forms in sequence (bindu, triangle, hexagon, circle) and placing a conch in front as part of the puja setup—an external ritual that doubles as a meditative focusing method during Shiva-puja.