Shloka 11

Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti

Devanagari script

भवस्य पूजनान्नित्यं बदर्याश्रमवासिनः । प्राप्नुवन्ति यतः सोऽसौ भक्ताभी ष्टप्रदः सदा

Transliteration

bhavasya pūjanānnityaṃ badaryāśramavāsinaḥ | prāpnuvanti yataḥ so'sau bhaktābhī ṣṭapradaḥ sadā

Translation

By the daily worship of Bhava (Lord Śiva), the residents of Badarī-āśrama continually attain their aims; for He indeed is ever the granter of devotees’ cherished desires.

Word by Word

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)
• भवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• पूजनात्: from worship
• पूजनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचनम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative)

• बदरी-आश्रम-वासिनः: residents of Badarī-āśrama
• बदरी-आश्रम-वासिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (बदरी-आश्रमस्य वासिनः); पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• प्राप्नुवन्ति: attain
• प्राप्नुवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्ययम् (indeclinable: because/for)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• भक्त-अभीष्ट-प्रदः: giver of devotees’ wishes
• भक्त-अभीष्ट-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: The verse links Kedāra’s wider sacred geography (Badarī-āśrama region) to daily Śiva-pūjā, teaching that continual worship yields continual attainment because Śiva is perpetually bhaktābhīṣṭa-prada.

Significance: Frames the Kedāra–Badarī sacred corridor: nitya-pūjā and residence in the dhāma cultivate steady grace and fulfillment of righteous aims.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady, daily devotion (nitya-pūjā) to Śiva as Pati leads to the attainment of life’s true goals—both worldly welfare and the higher aim of grace—because Śiva responds to sincere bhakti.

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

The verse praises worship of Bhava in accessible, devotional form (saguṇa upāsanā), typically expressed through Liṅga-pūjā with mantra and offerings, through which devotees receive Śiva’s blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform daily Śiva-pūjā—offer water, bilva leaves, and recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); maintain purity and devotion, as regular practice is emphasized over occasional observance.