Shloka 33

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

दलेषु सिद्धयश्चाष्टौ केसरेषु च शक्तिकाः । रुद्रा वामादयस्त्वष्टौ पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात्

Transliteration

daleṣu siddhayaścāṣṭau kesareṣu ca śaktikāḥ | rudrā vāmādayastvaṣṭau pūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt

Translation

In the petals are the eight Siddhis, and in the filaments (kesara) abide the divine Śaktis. Around them, in due order beginning from the east and onward, are the eight Rudras—starting with Vāmā and the others.

Word by Word

• daleṣu: in the petals
• daleṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• siddhayaḥ: accomplishments/powers
• siddhayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सर्वलिङ्ग) प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनार्थे संख्याशब्दः; अत्र ‘सिद्धयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• kesareṣu: in the filaments
• kesareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kesara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

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

• śaktikāḥ: energies/powers
• śaktikāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaktikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• rudrāḥ: Rudras
• rudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• vāmādayaḥ: Vāmā and others
• vāmādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः — ‘वामा आदिः येषाम्’ (Vāmā and others)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनार्थे संख्याशब्दः; अत्र ‘रुद्राः/वामादयः’ इत्यस्य संख्याविशेषणम्

• pūrva-ādi-paritaḥ: around, starting from the east
• pūrva-ādi-paritaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + paritaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; ‘पूर्वादि’ (east etc.) + ‘परितः’ (around) — क्रियाविशेषणम्

• kramāt: in order
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम्; ‘क्रमात्’ = क्रमशः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudras
• Shaktis
• Siddhis

FAQs

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

It encodes a Shaiva meditative map: Siddhis (powers arising from yoga) and Shaktis (divine energies) are placed within a sacred lotus-like structure, while the Rudras guard and pervade the directions—showing that all powers ultimately rest within Shiva’s ordered presence.

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee contemplates Shiva as immanent in a consecrated form (often visualized with directional deities and attendant powers). This verse supports such dhyana by arranging Rudras, Shaktis, and Siddhis around the sacred center, reinforcing Shiva as Pati—the lord who governs all energies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A directional dhyana/nyasa-style contemplation: visualize a lotus-seat of worship with eight Siddhis in the petals, Shaktis in the filaments, and eight Rudras stationed in order from the east onward, then center the mind in Shiva for steadiness rather than pursuit of powers.