Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

तत्रोपवेशयेद्भक्त्या साभ्यंगं कृतमज्जनान् । आहूय चतुरो विप्राञ्छिवभक्तान्दृढव्रतान्

Transliteration

tatropaveśayedbhaktyā sābhyaṃgaṃ kṛtamajjanān | āhūya caturo viprāñchivabhaktāndṛḍhavratān

Translation

ನಂತರ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಕುಳ್ಳಿರಿಸಬೇಕು—ಅಭ್ಯಂಗ (ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಮರ್ಧನ) ಮಾಡಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿದವರನ್ನು. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಶಿವಭಕ್ತರೂ ದೃಢವ್ರತಿಗಳೂ ಆದ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿ ವಿಧಿಯನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• upaveśayet: should seat (them)
• upaveśayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-viś (धातु) with causative
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative) from उप+√विश्; विधिलिङ् (Optative), 3rd person, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should cause to sit/seat’

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• sa-abhyaṅgam: together with oil-massage
• sa-abhyaṅgam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपपद) + abhyaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह अभ्यङ्गः = साभ्यङ्गम् ‘with oil-massage’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective used with kṛtamajjanān

• kṛta-majjanān: those who have bathed
• kṛta-majjanān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त) + majjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतं मज्जनं येषाम्; past-participle based); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying implied ‘viprān’

• āhūya: having invited
• āhūya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; आ+√हू ‘having called/invited’

• caturo: four
• caturo: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; numeral adjective qualifying viprān

• viprān: Brahmins
• viprān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• śiva-bhaktān: devoted to Śiva
• śiva-bhaktān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य भक्ताः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying viprān

• dṛḍha-vratān: firm in vows
• dṛḍha-vratān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (दृढं व्रतं येषाम्/दृढव्रताः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying viprān

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

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 emphasizes that Śiva-worship is grounded in purity and devotion: after bodily purification (abhyanga and bath), one honors the participants and invites vow-observant Śiva-devotee Brahmins, reflecting inner discipline (niyama) alongside outer rite.

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

By specifying preparation and qualified Śiva-bhaktas to be invited, the verse supports orderly Saguna worship—where the Liṅga-pūjā is performed with sanctity, proper hospitality, and devotion, ensuring the ritual becomes a vehicle for grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A preparatory purification practice is indicated: oil anointing (abhyanga) followed by bathing (snāna), then respectfully seating the purified participants and inviting four Śiva-devotee Brahmins—implying vrata-based discipline and bhakti-centered conduct before worship.