Shloka 3

आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship

Devanagari script

पंच ब्रह्माणि परितो वृत्ते सम्पूजयेत्क्रमात् । ईशानदेशे पूर्वे च दक्षिणे चोत्तरे तथा

Transliteration

paṃca brahmāṇi parito vṛtte sampūjayetkramāt | īśānadeśe pūrve ca dakṣiṇe cottare tathā

Translation

دایرے کی صورت میں چاروں طرف پانچ برہما-پہلوؤں کی ترتیب سے پوجا کرے—ایشان (شمال مشرق) سمت میں، نیز مشرق، جنوب اور شمال میں بھی۔

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; नपुंसक-बहुवचनप्रथमा-अनुगामी (qualifies brahmāṇi)

• ब्रह्माणि: the five Brahmas (aspects)
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• परितः: around
• परितः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/पर्यायवाचक (around)

• वृत्ते: in the circle/round (diagram)
• वृत्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सम्पूजयेत्: should worship fully
• सम्पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• क्रमात्: in sequence/stepwise
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान) एकवचन; अव्ययार्थे 'in order/stepwise'

• ईशान: of Īśāna (northeast)
• ईशान: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• देशे: in the Īśāna direction
• देशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ईशान-देशे = 'in the Īśāna direction/place'

• पूर्वे: in the east
• पूर्वे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (directional usage)

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

• दक्षिणे: in the south
• दक्षिणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (directional usage)

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

• उत्तरे: in the north
• उत्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (directional usage)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'likewise/also'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches ordered worship (krama) of the Pañcabrahma—Shiva’s fivefold revelatory powers—showing that devotion is strengthened when the mind honors divine presence in all directions, centering awareness on Pati (Shiva) as the inner Lord.

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

The verse supports saguna-upāsanā through ritual placement: the five Brahma-aspects are honored around the sacred center (commonly the Linga), expressing that the one Shiva manifests as multiple functional aspects while remaining non-dual at the core.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a directional (dik) and mandala-style worship: arrange the Pañcabrahma in a circular layout and offer pūjā sequentially, using mantra and offerings with steady attention—treating the directions as sanctified fields of Shiva’s presence.