Shloka 37
Ekādaśāhna-vidhiḥ (The Rite Prescribed for the Eleventh Day): Maṇḍala-racanā, Āvāhana, Mudrā, and Ativāhika-devatā Pūjā
करिष्य इति संकल्प्य मण्डलत्रयमर्च्य च । आत्मानमन्तरात्मानं परमात्मनमप्यतः
kariṣya iti saṃkalpya maṇḍalatrayamarcya ca | ātmānamantarātmānaṃ paramātmanamapyataḥ
करिष्य इति मनसि संकल्प्य मण्डलत्रयमर्चयित्वा ततः शिवे क्रमसम्बन्धं ज्ञात्वा आत्मानं अन्तरात्मानं परमात्मानं च सम्यगुपासीत।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it teaches saṅkalpa and worship of tri-maṇḍala, then contemplation of ātmā–antarātmā–paramātmā as ordered in Śiva.
Significance: Internal pilgrimage: aligning intention (saṅkalpa) and inner contemplation to receive Śiva’s anugraha and loosen pāśa (bondage).
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches a Shaiva contemplative ascent: begin with sankalpa and ritual purity, then turn inward—recognizing the individual self, the indwelling guide (antarātman), and the Supreme Self (Paramātman) as fulfilled in Śiva, the Pati who grants liberation.
The worship of maṇḍalas functions as an outer (saguṇa) support for attention and devotion; once steadied, the devotee internalizes the worship—seeing the same Śiva who is adored in form as the indweller and as the supreme reality beyond limitation.
Make a clear sankalpa, worship the prescribed three maṇḍalas as a preparatory rite, and then practice inward meditation: contemplate the self, the indwelling presence of Śiva, and Śiva as Paramātman—using mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī) as the inner thread.