Shloka 10

Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi

Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

निधाय वामभागे तु शिवामूर्त्तिमतन्द्रितः । मदीयां दक्षिणे भागे कृत्वा रात्रौ प्रपूजयेत्

Transliteration

nidhāya vāmabhāge tu śivāmūrttimatandritaḥ | madīyāṃ dakṣiṇe bhāge kṛtvā rātrau prapūjayet

Translation

Without negligence, placing the image of Śivā (Pārvatī) on the left side and setting My image (Śiva) on the right, one should perform devoted worship throughout the night.

Word by Word

• nidhāya: having placed
• nidhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• vāma-bhāge: on the left side
• vāma-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘left part/side’

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• śivā-mūrtim: the image of Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivā-mūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘Śivā’s image’

• atandritaḥ: unwearied/attentive
• atandritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tandrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास (negation) ‘not lazy’; qualifies implied agent

• madīyām: my (own)
• madīyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to (mūrtiṃ) understood

• dakṣiṇe: on the right
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to bhāge

• bhāge: in the part/side
• bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having made/placed
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• rātrau: at night
• rātrau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• prapūjayet: should worship well/fully
• prapūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that true Śaiva worship is attentive (atandrita) and honors the inseparable unity of Śiva with Śakti—placing Śivā to the left and Śiva to the right—so devotion becomes complete and spiritually fruitful.

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

It emphasizes saguna-upāsanā (worship with form): arranging the divine couple in a sacred order and worshipping them as a single reality. This complements Liṅga worship by highlighting that the Lord’s grace (Śiva) is never separated from His power (Śakti).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A night-long worship (rātrau prapūjayet), especially suited to Mahāśivarātri-style vigil: set up Śiva and Śivā on the altar in the prescribed sides and perform steady pūjā with focused mind, mantra-japa (such as Pañcākṣarī), and uninterrupted devotion.