Shloka 5

Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi

Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

ततश्च कारयेद्दिव्यं मण्डलं तत्र यत्नतः । गौरीतिलकनाम्ना वै प्रसिद्धं भुवनत्रये

Transliteration

tataśca kārayeddivyaṃ maṇḍalaṃ tatra yatnataḥ | gaurītilakanāmnā vai prasiddhaṃ bhuvanatraye

Translation

Затем, с должной тщательностью, следует устроить там божественную мандалу. Воистину, в трёх мирах она прославлена под именем «Гаури-тилака».

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कारयेत्: should have (it) made
• कारयेत्: Vidhi (विधि/injunctive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु; विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should cause to be made’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘मण्डलम्’

• मण्डलम्: maṇḍala/ritual diagram
• मण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• यत्नतः: carefully/with effort
• यत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (adverb: with effort/carefully)

• गौरीतिलकनाम्ना: by the name ‘Gaurītilaka’
• गौरीतिलकनाम्ना: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument: naming)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरीतिलक + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘गौरीतिलकस्य नाम्ना’ = by the name ‘Gaurītilaka’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• प्रसिद्धम्: well-known
• प्रसिद्धम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्मसमानााधिकरण/predicative of maṇḍalam)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सिध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘well-known’

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘भुवनानां त्रये’ = in the three worlds)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single jyotirliṅga; introduces a ritual maṇḍala named ‘Gaurī-tilaka’, indicating Śiva-worship integrated with Śakti-auspiciousness.

Significance: Highlights auspicious preparatory rites (maṇḍala) as a support for focused liṅga-pūjā and receptivity to grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined sacred preparation (maṇḍala-vidhi) as part of worship, where careful outer ritual supports inner purity and steadiness of devotion toward Shiva together with Shakti (Gaurī).

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

A maṇḍala functions as a consecrated ritual space for Saguna worship—supporting focused invocation and offering—often used alongside liṅga-pūjā and pilgrimage rites described in the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a sacred maṇḍala called “Gaurī-tilaka” with care at the worship site, then proceed with attentive pūjā and mantra-japa (commonly centered on Shiva mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī) within that consecrated space.