Shloka 65

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

आवाह्य पूर्ववत्कुर्यान्नमस्कारांतमी श्वरि । ध्यायेत्ततस्त्वां देवेशि समाहितमना मुनिः

Transliteration

āvāhya pūrvavatkuryānnamaskārāṃtamī śvari | dhyāyettatastvāṃ deveśi samāhitamanā muniḥ

Translation

Having invoked you as before, O Īśvarī, he should perform the worship up to the concluding prostration. Thereafter, O Devī, Lady of the gods, the sage—his mind fully collected—should meditate upon you.

Word by Word

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'as before'

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नमस्कार-अन्तम्: up to/ending with salutation
• नमस्कार-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नमस्कारः अन्तः यस्य/यावत्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• ईश्वरि: O Goddess/Lady
• ईश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): sequence/ablative sense 'thereafter'

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular), सर्वनाम

• देवेशि: O Lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• समाहित-मना: with concentrated mind
• समाहित-मना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('समाहितं मनः यस्य'); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular), adjective qualifying मुनिः

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages, summarizing the prescribed worship)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship (invocation and reverent completion with namaskāra) should culminate in inner absorption—steady dhyāna—so devotion matures into direct contemplative communion with the Divine Mother within Shaiva practice.

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

The verse reflects a classic Shaiva pattern: perform saguna upāsanā with proper ritual sequence, then internalize the deity through meditation. This aligns with Linga-worship where pūjā is completed and followed by focused dhyāna on Shiva/Śakti as the living presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It prescribes āvāhana (invocation) done ‘as before’ per the earlier rules, concluding with namaskāra, and then entering samāhita-manas dhyāna—single-pointed meditation on the Devī (often supported by mantra-japa such as the Panchākṣarī in Shaiva contexts).