Shloka 9

Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi

Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

तत्रोमासहितां शंभुमूर्तिन्निर्माय हाटकीम् । पलेन वा तदर्द्धेन यथाशक्त्याथवा व्रती

Transliteration

tatromāsahitāṃ śaṃbhumūrtinnirmāya hāṭakīm | palena vā tadarddhena yathāśaktyāthavā vratī

Translation

Là, l’observant du vœu doit façonner une effigie d’or du Seigneur Śambhu avec Umā—avec un pala d’or, ou la moitié, ou selon sa propre capacité.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• umāsahitām: accompanied by Umā
• umāsahitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सहिता = ‘accompanied’; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (with Umā) qualifying mūrtiṃ

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

• nirmāya: having fashioned/made
• nirmāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√mā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• hāṭakīm: of gold
• hāṭakīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāṭakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to mūrtiṃ

• palena: with (the weight of) one pala
• palena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• tad-arddhena: with half of that
• tad-arddhena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘its half’

• yathā-śaktyā: according to one’s capacity
• yathā-śaktyā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial), ‘according to ability’

• athavā: or else
• athavā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: athavā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• vratī: the vow-observer (practitioner)
• vratī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion (bhakti) and disciplined observance (vrata) are primary, while the material scale of the offering is secondary—one should worship Śiva with Umā in a form suited to one’s means, with sincere intention.

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

While Jyotirlinga worship often centers on the Liṅga, this verse affirms Saguna-upāsanā by prescribing an image of Umā-Maheśvara; it supports the Shaiva view that form-based worship purifies the devotee and leads toward realization of Śiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a vrata-based pūjā that includes preparing a sacred representation of Śiva with Umā (ideally in gold, or proportionately less), emphasizing offering according to capacity; the core takeaway is disciplined worship with reverence rather than extravagance.