Shloka 33

आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship

Devanagari script

तत उत्थाय रचितपुष्पाञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः । जपेद्ध्यात्वा महादेवं यो देवानामिति क्रमात्

Transliteration

tata utthāya racitapuṣpāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | japeddhyātvā mahādevaṃ yo devānāmiti kramāt

Translation

Then, rising and standing with hands joined in a flower-offering (añjali), one should meditate on Mahādeva and, in proper sequence, recite the mantra beginning with “yo devānām….”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); धातु: स्था; उपसर्ग: उत्; अर्थः: having risen

• रचित-पुष्प-अञ्जलि-पुटः: (he) with a prepared cupped handful of flowers
• रचित-पुष्प-अञ्जलि-पुटः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रचित (कृदन्त) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (determinative) — ‘रचितः पुष्पाञ्जलिपुटः’ = a cupped handful (puṭa) of flower-offering that is prepared

• स्थितः: stood
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; अर्थः: standing/remaining

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः: should recite/mutter

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अर्थः: having meditated

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् देवः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः (relative pronoun)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• इति: thus/“...”
• इति: Vacana-sūcaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• क्रमात्: in order/according to sequence
• क्रमात्: Hetu/Adverbial (हेतु/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; अर्थः: in due order/according to sequence

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Puṣpāñjali and mantra-recitation ‘in sequence’ exemplify disciplined bhakti where the paśu approaches Pati with reverence and ordered speech (mantra), opening to grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yo devānām…

Type: gayatri

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-worship is completed by inner contemplation (dhyāna) joined to disciplined mantra-japa, showing that devotion must become steady remembrance of Pati (Śiva) to loosen the bonds (pāśa) of the soul (paśu).

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

The act of standing with a flower añjali is an outward (saguṇa) offering, while meditating on Mahādeva and chanting the mantra is the inward worship that gives life to the external rite—typical of Shiva Purana puja where form-based devotion leads the mind to Śiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform añjali with flowers, stand reverently, meditate on Mahādeva, and do mantra-japa in proper order (krama); the verse specifically points to a mantra beginning “yo devānām…”, indicating sequential recitation as part of the prescribed Śiva-pūjā.