Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

एकरुद्रन्तथैशाने त्रिमूर्तिं वह्निदिग्दले । श्रीकण्ठं नैरृते वायौ शिखण्डीशं समर्चयेत्

Transliteration

ekarudrantathaiśāne trimūrtiṃ vahnidigdale | śrīkaṇṭhaṃ nairṛte vāyau śikhaṇḍīśaṃ samarcayet

Translation

One should worship Ekarudra in the Īśāna (north‑east) direction; Trimūrti in the direction of Agni (south‑east); Śrīkaṇṭha in the Nairṛta (south‑west); and Śikhaṇḍīśa in the direction of Vāyu (north‑west).

Word by Word

• एकरुद्रम्: Ekarudra (name/form)
• एकरुद्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); तत्पुरुष: 'एकः रुद्रः' (name)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ईशाने: in the northeast (Īśāna direction)
• ईशाने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• त्रिमूर्तिम्: Trimūrti (three-formed; name/form)
• त्रिमूर्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• वह्नि-दिग्-दले: on the petal in the Agni direction (southeast)
• वह्नि-दिग्-दले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि + दिक् + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular); तत्पुरुष: 'वह्नेः दिग्' (SE) + 'दल' (petal/leaf)

• श्रीकण्ठम्: Śrīkaṇṭha (name/form)
• श्रीकण्ठम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); कर्मधारय: 'श्रीमान् कण्ठः' (name)

• नैरृते: in the southwest (Nairṛta)
• नैरृते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative Singular)

• वायौ: in the Vāyu direction (northwest)
• वायौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• शिखण्डीशम्: Śikhaṇḍīśa (name/form)
• शिखण्डीशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन् + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); तत्पुरुष: 'शिखण्डिनः ईशः' (name)

• समर्चयेत्: should worship
• समर्चयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Optative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ekarudra
• Trimurti
• Srikantha
• Shikhandisha
• Ishana
• Agni
• Vayu

FAQs

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

It teaches ordered, mindful worship of Śiva’s saguna manifestations in the sacred directions, training the devotee to see Pati (Śiva) as the indwelling Lord who pervades all space and thereby purifying pasha-bound perception toward liberation.

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

The verse prescribes saguna upāsanā—invoking named Rudra-forms in specific quarters—as an aid to linga worship, where the single, formless Supreme is approached through consecrated forms and ritual orientation (dik-krama) for steadiness of devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dikpūjā: face and honor each direction, mentally place (nyāsa) the indicated Rudra-form there, and offer upacāras (water, flowers, incense) with japa of Śiva-mantra—commonly the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as part of linga pūjā.