Shloka 67

दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas

Devanagari script

कृत्वैव चाथ कर्पूरैरारार्तिक विधिं चरेत । अर्घ्यं सदाडिमं दद्याद्द्विगुणं जपमाचरेत्

Transliteration

kṛtvaiva cātha karpūrairārārtika vidhiṃ careta | arghyaṃ sadāḍimaṃ dadyāddviguṇaṃ japamācaret

Translation

Then, having performed the ārati rite with camphor, one should proceed according to the prescribed method. One should offer arghya with pomegranate, and then practice japa (mantra-recitation) in double measure.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथ: then
• अथ: क्रम (Sequencing/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• कर्पूरैः: with camphor
• कर्पूरैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; instrumental

• आरार्तिकविधिम्: the rite/procedure of ārārtika
• आरार्तिकविधिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-आर्तिक + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘आरार्तिकस्य विधिः’

• चरेत्: should perform
• चरेत्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सदाडिमम्: with pomegranate
• सदाडिमम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘दाडिमेन सह/युक्तम्’ (with pomegranate) qualifying अर्घ्यम्

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विगुणम्: double
• द्विगुणम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास ‘द्वौ गुणौ यस्य’ = double; qualifying जपम्

• जपम्: recitation (japa)
• जपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आचरेत्: should practice/perform
• आचरेत्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights ārati and intensified japa as bhakti-kriyā that ripens the soul for Śiva’s grace; doubling japa signals increased interiorization beyond external offerings.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship (ārati and arghya) should culminate in intensified inner practice (japa). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, disciplined kriyā (ritual action) supports bhakti and purifies the soul (paśu) for Śiva’s grace (pati-anugraha).

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

Ārati with camphor and offering arghya are standard upacāras in Saguna Śiva/Liṅga pūjā. The verse emphasizes completing these offerings properly and then turning to mantra-japa, integrating form-based worship with concentrated remembrance of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform camphor ārati, offer arghya with pomegranate, and then do japa in double quantity—commonly understood as increasing repetitions of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) after pūjā.