Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

कुशोदकं ततो दद्याद्यथाविधिविधानतः । तत उत्थाप्य वै कुर्य्यात्प्रदक्षिणनमस्कृती

Transliteration

kuśodakaṃ tato dadyādyathāvidhividhānataḥ | tata utthāpya vai kuryyātpradakṣiṇanamaskṛtī

Translation

پھر مقررہ طریقے کے مطابق کُشا سے پاک کیا ہوا پانی پیش کرے۔ اس کے بعد اٹھ کر پردکشنا کرے اور ادب سے سجدہ نما نمسکار ادا کرے۔

Word by Word

• कुश-उदकम्: kuśa-water
• कुश-उदकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (water with kuśa)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (कालः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अपादानार्थ (then/from there)

• दद्यात्: he should give
• दद्यात्: Vidhi (विधिः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लकारः विधिलिङ् (optative), पुरुषः प्रथम (3rd), वचनम् एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• यथा-विधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथा-विधि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (according to rule)

• विधानतः: as per the procedure
• विधानतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘as per the procedure’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (कालः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• उत्थाप्य: having lifted
• उत्थाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having raised/lifted’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थ/खलु-अर्थ (indeed)

• कुर्यात्: he should do
• कुर्यात्: Vidhi (विधिः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लकारः विधिलिङ् (optative), पुरुषः प्रथम (3rd), वचनम् एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• प्रदक्षिण-नमस्कृती: circumambulation and salutation
• प्रदक्षिण-नमस्कृती: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (circumambulation and salutation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed method of Shiva worship to the sages at Naimisharanya, as typical of Purana discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; it completes the offering with kuśodaka and then prescribes embodied devotion—pradakṣiṇā and namaskāra—typical of Śaiva temple praxis.

Significance: Pradakṣiṇā and namaskāra are merit-multipliers; in Śaiva Siddhānta, bodily humility supports the soul’s turning from pāśa toward Pati.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion (bhakti) is strengthened by disciplined sacred order (vidhi): the offering of purified water and the closing acts of pradakṣiṇā and namaskāra express surrender to Pati (Shiva) and humility of the pashu (individual soul).

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

In Linga/Saguna worship, the rite is completed not only by offerings but by embodied reverence—circumambulation and prostration—affirming Shiva’s presence as the accessible, worship-worthy form through which grace (anugraha) is sought.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer kuśa-sanctified water as an auspicious, purifying oblation, then conclude the puja by standing, performing pradakṣiṇā around the deity/linga, and offering namaskāra with a concentrated, surrendered mind.