Shloka 30
Ekādaśāhna-vidhiḥ (The Rite Prescribed for the Eleventh Day): Maṇḍala-racanā, Āvāhana, Mudrā, and Ativāhika-devatā Pūjā
कर्ता स्नात्वा धृतप्राण उपवीती समाहितः । सपवित्रकरस्त्वस्यां पुण्यतिथ्यामिति ब्रुवन्
kartā snātvā dhṛtaprāṇa upavītī samāhitaḥ | sapavitrakarastvasyāṃ puṇyatithyāmiti bruvan
Si pelaksana upacara, setelah mandi, menahan nafas hayat, memakai benang suci (upavīta) dan menenangkan batin. Dengan tangan yang disucikan oleh pavitra (cincin rumput penyuci), hendaklah ia melaksanakan pada tithi yang mulia ini sambil mengucap: “Pada hari bulan yang suci ini.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Significance: Emphasizes inner-outer purity (snāna, prāṇāyāma, samādhāna) as the stabilizing basis for rite—discipline that supports dharma and prepares the soul for higher Śaiva practice.
Mantra: puṇya-tithyām iti
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship should begin with outer purity (bath), inner steadiness (controlled prāṇa and focused mind), and sanctified intention—so the act becomes fit for Shiva and conducive to grace (anugraha) and liberation.
It frames the proper preparation for Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where ritual purity and mental concentration support devotion, allowing the worshipper to approach Shiva with disciplined reverence.
Bathing (snāna), brief prāṇa-restraint/prāṇāyāma (dhṛtaprāṇa), wearing the sacred thread (upavīta), and using a pavitra (kuśa-ring) while verbally marking the auspicious tithi before commencing the rite.