Shloka 3

Ekādaśāhna-vidhiḥ (The Rite Prescribed for the Eleventh Day): Maṇḍala-racanā, Āvāhana, Mudrā, and Ativāhika-devatā Pūjā

Devanagari script

मण्डलान्युत्तराशास्यः कुर्यात्स्वयमवस्थितः । प्रादेशमात्रं संकल्प्य चतुरस्रं च मध्यतः

Transliteration

maṇḍalānyuttarāśāsyaḥ kuryātsvayamavasthitaḥ | prādeśamātraṃ saṃkalpya caturasraṃ ca madhyataḥ

Translation

ఉత్తరముఖంగా నిలిచి తన స్థానంలో స్థిరంగా ఉండి, ఉపాసకుడు తానే మణ్డలాలను గీయాలి. ఒక ప్రాదేశం (చేతి-పొడవు) ప్రమాణం నిర్ణయించి, మధ్యలో చతురస్రాన్ని నిర్మించాలి.

Word by Word

• मण्डलानि: circles/diagrams
• मण्डलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्म of कुर्यात्

• उत्तराशास्यः: facing north
• उत्तराशास्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर + आशास्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √आशास् ‘to face/expect’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण; तत्पुरुष ‘facing the north’ (उत्तरां आशां अस्य)

• कुर्यात्: should make/do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: oneself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निजवाचक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• अवस्थितः: standing/positioned
• अवस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण ‘having stood/being positioned’

• प्रादेशमात्रम्: of span-measure only
• प्रादेशमात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रादेश + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; परिमाण-विशेषण; तत्पुरुष ‘only a span in measure’ (प्रादेशस्य मात्रम्)

• संकल्प्य: having determined
• संकल्प्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having determined/imagined’

• चतुरस्रम्: a square
• चतुरस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुरस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मध्यतः: in the middle/centrally
• मध्यतः: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from/in the middle’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed Shaiva ritual method as taught in the Kailasa tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It sanctifies worship through order and steadiness: by facing a sacred direction and establishing a measured, centered space, the devotee aligns body and mind so the act becomes a disciplined approach to Pati (Shiva), not mere external ritual.

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

The maṇḍala and central square create the consecrated field in which Saguna Shiva is invoked and honored—supporting focused linga-puja while pointing inwardly to Shiva as the indwelling reality beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a measured worship-space: sit or stand steady, face north, and draw a central square maṇḍala; then proceed with mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and offerings in a stabilized, centered manner.