Shloka 33

Ekādaśāhna-vidhiḥ (The Rite Prescribed for the Eleventh Day): Maṇḍala-racanā, Āvāhana, Mudrā, and Ativāhika-devatā Pūjā

Devanagari script

विश्वेदेवार्थं भवता प्रसादः क्रियतामिति । आत्मने भवता पश्चादन्तरात्मन इत्यपि

Transliteration

viśvedevārthaṃ bhavatā prasādaḥ kriyatāmiti | ātmane bhavatā paścādantarātmana ityapi

Translation

「すべての神々のために、どうか御慈悲をお授けください」—かく祈り申し上げた。さらにまた言った、「それは御自身のためでもありますように。まことに汝は一切の内なる我（アンタラートマン、antarātman）である」。

Word by Word

• विश्वेदेव-अर्थम्: for the sake of the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेदेव-अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वेदेवानाम् अर्थः)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• प्रसादः: favor, grace
• प्रसादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रियताम्: let it be done / may it be performed
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थक/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• आत्मने: for oneself / to the self
• आत्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time/sequence)

• अन्तरात्मनः: of the inner self
• अन्तरात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa discourse; the quoted prayer is voiced by the assembled devas or devotees addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Śiva is invoked as the indwelling Lord of all (antarātman) whose grace sustains devas and beings; this aligns with Kāśī’s vision of Viśvanātha as the universal Self granting liberation.

Significance: Darśana of the Lord as Viśvanātha/antarātman is held to confer pāpa-kṣaya and, in Kāśī-idiom, jñāna leading toward mokṣa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: viśvedevārthaṃ bhavatā prasādaḥ kriyatām | ātmane bhavatā paścād antarātmana iti

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse frames Shiva’s prasāda (grace) as the liberating power that benefits the devas and all beings, while also affirming Shiva as the antarātman—the indwelling Lord whose realization culminates in moksha.

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

It supports Saguna worship (praying for Shiva’s favor) while pointing beyond form to Shiva as the inner ruler (antarātman); thus Linga-worship becomes a doorway from devotion to inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is grace-centered japa and inward contemplation: repeat Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while meditating that Shiva is the antarātman, offering prayers for the welfare of all.