Shloka 75

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

कलाविकरणाय नमोऽक्षतं च परिकल्पयेत् । बलविकरणाय नम इति पुष्पाणि दापयेत्

Transliteration

kalāvikaraṇāya namo'kṣataṃ ca parikalpayet | balavikaraṇāya nama iti puṣpāṇi dāpayet

Translation

With the mantra “Obeisance to the Revealer of the divine kalā (sacred arts),” one should duly offer unbroken rice-grains. Then, with the mantra “Obeisance to the Revealer of strength,” one should present flowers.

Word by Word

• कला-विकरणाय: to Kalā-vikaraṇa
• कला-विकरणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक) + विकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘to the one connected with the distribution/emanation of kalā’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार)

• अक्षतम्: unbroken rice grains
• अक्षतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (uncooked rice)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• परिकल्पयेत्: should prepare/arrange
• परिकल्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should arrange/prepare

• बल-विकरणाय: to Bala-vikaraṇa
• बल-विकरणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + विकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार)

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

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• दापयेत्: should have (them) offered
• दापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु; विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should cause (someone) to give/offer

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating prescribed worship as taught in the Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General pūjā-vidhi: Śiva is invoked as the revealer/discloser (vikaraṇa) of kalā (capacities/arts) and bala (strength). In Śaiva Siddhānta, kalā is also a ‘kañcuka’ limiting sheath; worship asks Śiva to reverse limitation by revealing true capacity.

Significance: Promises inner empowerment: offering akṣata and flowers with these nāmas seeks removal of constriction (tirodhāna) and bestowal of competence and strength for dharma and sādhana.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: कलाविकरणाय नमः; बलविकरणाय नमः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s grace is invoked through precise mantra and sincere upacāra (offerings): akṣata symbolizes wholeness and auspiciousness, while flowers symbolize devotion and inner purity, together awakening divine capacities (kalā) and strength (bala) in the sādhaka.

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

The verse is a practical instruction for saguna worship—addressing Śiva with specific epithets and offering tangible items to the Liṅga—so the devotee can approach the transcendent (nirguṇa) Lord through a compassionate, accessible form (saguṇa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mantra-offerings (upacāra) during Liṅga-pūjā: chant “kalāvikaraṇāya namaḥ” while offering akṣata, then chant “balavikaraṇāya namaḥ” while offering flowers, maintaining focused remembrance (bhāva) of Śiva as the source of sacred power.