Shloka 19

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

पद्मस्य वायुदिक्पद्मे संकल्प्य स्कान्दमासनम् । स्कन्दमूर्तिम्प्रकल्प्याथ स्कन्दमावाहयेद्बुधः

Transliteration

padmasya vāyudikpadme saṃkalpya skāndamāsanam | skandamūrtimprakalpyātha skandamāvāhayedbudhaḥ

Translation

വായുദിക്കിലെ പദ്മാസനത്തിൽ ബുദ്ധിമാൻ সাধകൻ മനസ്സിൽ സ്കന്ദാസനം സംकल्पിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് സ്കന്ദമൂർത്തി രൂപപ്പെടുത്തി അതിൽ ഭഗവാൻ സ്കന്ദനെ ആവാഹനം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• पद्मस्य: of the lotus
• पद्मस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• वायु-दिक्-पद्मे: in the lotus of the wind-direction
• वायु-दिक्-पद्मे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वायोः दिक् = वायुदिक्; वायुदिकि पद्मे)

• संकल्प्य: having visualized
• संकल्प्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संकल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having imagined/visualized’

• स्कान्दम्: Skanda-related
• स्कान्दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कान्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• स्कन्द-मूर्तिम्: the form of Skanda
• स्कन्द-मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्कन्दस्य मूर्तिः)

• प्रकल्प्य: having arranged
• प्रकल्प्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having fashioned/arranged’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• स्कन्दम्: Skanda
• स्कन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आवाहयेत्: should invoke
• आवाहयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√वह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Skanda

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined saguna-upāsanā: the deity is approached through sankalpa (focused intention), a prepared seat (āsana), and āvāhana (invocation), training the mind to become steady and devotional—an aid toward purification and, ultimately, Shiva-oriented liberation.

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

Though Skanda is invoked here, the method reflects the Shiva Purana’s broader saguna ritual grammar used for Shiva/Linga worship as well—establishing a sacred locus, forming the divine presence in a consecrated support, and worshipping with devotion as a step toward realizing Shiva as Pati (the Lord) beyond forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A structured pūjā practice: choose the Vāyu-directional lotus-seat, perform sankalpa, set up Skanda’s āsana, create/visualize the mūrti, and perform āvāhana; it also implies meditative visualization (bhāvanā) as the inner counterpart of the external rite.