Shloka 65

दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas

Devanagari script

यामे प्राप्ते तृतीये च पूर्ववत्पूजनं चरेत् । यवस्थाने च गोधूमाः पुष्पाण्यर्कभवानि च

Transliteration

yāme prāpte tṛtīye ca pūrvavatpūjanaṃ caret | yavasthāne ca godhūmāḥ puṣpāṇyarkabhavāni ca

Translation

మూడవ యామం వచ్చినప్పుడు ముందువలెనే పూజ చేయవలెను. యవం అర్పించవలసిన స్థానంలో యవం బదులు గోధుమలను, అలాగే అర్క మొక్క పుష్పాలను అర్పించవలెను।

Word by Word

• यामे: in the watch (period)
• यामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: when (it is) reached
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; प्र√आप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'यामे' इत्यस्य विशेषण (when attained)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'यामे' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), अर्थे: पूर्ववत् प्रकारेण (as before)

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चरेत्: should perform
• चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यवस्थाने: in place of barley
• यवस्थाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गोधूमाः: wheat grains
• गोधूमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; समुच्चित-वस्तु (items)

• अर्कभवानि: born of arka (sun-plant)
• अर्कभवानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पञ्चमी/तत्सम्बन्ध): अर्कात् भवानि (born from arka); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'पुष्पाणि' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Specifies time-segmentation (third yāma) and substitution of offerings (wheat for barley; arka flowers), showing adaptive but rule-governed vrata-pūjā aimed at Śiva’s prasāda.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes steadiness (niyama) in devotion: worship is to be continued “as before” through the designated yāmas, showing that sustained, timed reverence to Shiva purifies the devotee and ripens bhakti toward liberation.

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

The verse is practical guidance for Saguna worship—offering specific substances and flowers to Shiva in the Linga-form. Such ordered offerings focus the mind, making ritual a vehicle for inner contemplation of Pati (Shiva) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the third-yāma puja in the same sequence as earlier, substituting wheat where barley is prescribed and offering arka flowers—maintaining mantra-japa and a concentrated, reverent mind throughout the timed worship.