Shloka 7

Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship

Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras

Devanagari script

इदमासनमित्युक्त्वा चासनानि प्रकल्पयेत् । प्रणवादिद्वितीयांते स्वस्य नाम समुच्चरन्

Transliteration

idamāsanamityuktvā cāsanāni prakalpayet | praṇavādidvitīyāṃte svasya nāma samuccaran

Translation

“ഇതാണ് ആസനം” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആസനങ്ങൾ ഒരുക്കണം; തുടർന്ന് പ്രണവം (ഓം) മുതൽ ആരംഭിച്ച് ദ്വിതീയാന്തം വരെ, നിയമപ്രകാരം സ്വന്തം നാമം ഉച്ചരിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यादि-निपात (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having said’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• आसनानि: seats
• आसनानि: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• प्रकल्पयेत्: should arrange/prepare
• प्रकल्पयेत्: क्रिया (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• प्रणवादिद्वितीयान्ते: in (the formula) beginning with praṇava and ending with the second-case (accusative)
• प्रणवादिद्वितीयान्ते: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव + आदि + द्वितीय + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्राय, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘प्रणव-आदि’ (beginning with oṃ) + ‘द्वितीय-अन्त’ (ending with the second case)

• स्वस्य: one’s own
• स्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; स्व-शब्दः (reflexive possessive)

• नाम: name
• नाम: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समुच्चरन्: uttering/reciting
• समुच्चरन्: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘uttering’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ … (svasya nāma) …

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-worship begins with inner and outer order: sanctifying the seat (āsana) and invoking with Praṇava, aligning the devotee’s identity and intention before approaching Pati (Shiva).

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

Preparing the āsana is part of formal upacāra (ritual hospitality) offered to Saguna Shiva in Linga-puja; beginning with Om frames the worship in the Vedic-Shivaic mantra current.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Set up a clean, dedicated āsana for worship/meditation, verbally consecrate it, and start recitation with Om—then proceed with Shiva-mantra practice (commonly leading into Panchakshara japa).