Shloka 8

आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship

Devanagari script

द्वितीयावरणे चैव पूज्यास्ते चक्रवर्तिनः । पूर्वद्वारस्य मध्ये तु वृषेशानम्प्रपूजयेत्

Transliteration

dvitīyāvaraṇe caiva pūjyāste cakravartinaḥ | pūrvadvārasya madhye tu vṛṣeśānamprapūjayet

Translation

द्वितीय आवरणात त्या चक्रवर्तींची विधिपूर्वक पूजा करावी. आणि पूर्वद्वाराच्या अगदी मध्यभागी धर्मवृषभाधिपती वृषेशान (शिव) यांचे पूजन करावे.

Word by Word

• द्वितीय-आवरणे: in the second enclosure/āvaraṇa
• द्वितीय-आवरणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीय + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular); कर्मधारय: 'द्वितीयम् आवरणम्'

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पूज्याः: to be worshipped, worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (यत्) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Gerundive; Masculine Nominative Plural)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative Plural)

• चक्रवर्तिनः: the cakravartins (sovereign rulers)
• चक्रवर्तिनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to ते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रवर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• पूर्व-द्वारस्य: of the eastern gate
• पूर्व-द्वारस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular); कर्मधारय: 'पूर्वं द्वारम्'

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• तु: but, then
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• वृषेशानम्: Vṛṣeśāna (name/form)
• वृषेशानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); तत्पुरुष: 'वृषस्य ईशानः' (name)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Optative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter on āvaraṇa-pūjā in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā; not a site-specific sthala narrative.

Significance: Textual merit (śravaṇa/pāṭha-phala) traditionally associated with hearing/reciting Purāṇic chapters on Śiva worship.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vṛṣeśāna

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not random but ordered: honoring dharmic powers (cakravartins) within the sacred enclosure culminates in reverence to Śiva as Vṛṣeśāna, the inner ruler and source of Dharma who grants purity and liberation.

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

By prescribing a specific placement for Vṛṣeśāna at the eastern gateway, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through form, direction, and ritual structure, which prepares the devotee for deeper contemplation of Śiva’s transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform enclosure-wise (āvaraṇa) worship with directional focus, then offer special reverence at the eastern gate to Vṛṣeśāna—ideally with mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining a dharmic, disciplined mind.