Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

पूज्यं पुनस्समभ्यर्च्य सार्थं नामाष्टकं जपेत् । तदेव शृणु देवेशि संब्रुवे तव भक्तितः

Transliteration

pūjyaṃ punassamabhyarcya sārthaṃ nāmāṣṭakaṃ japet | tadeva śṛṇu deveśi saṃbruve tava bhaktitaḥ

Translation

قابلِ پرستش پروردگار کی پھر سے باقاعدہ پوجا کر کے معنی خیز ناماشٹک کا جپ کرے۔ اے دیویشِی! وہی سنو؛ تمہاری بھکتی کے سبب میں اسے بیان کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• pūjyam: the worship-worthy (one)
• pūjyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjya (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावे कृदन्त (gerundive/नीयतार्थ)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• samabhyarcya: having duly worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arc (अर्च्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); उपसर्ग: सम् + अभि; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)

• sa-artham: with meaning (explained)
• sa-artham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: स + अर्थ (सार्थ = अर्थसहित)

• nāma-aṣṭakam: the eight-name hymn (octad of names)
• nāma-aṣṭakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman + aṣṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: नाम्नः अष्टकम् (an octad of names)

• japet: should recite
• japet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deveśi: O Goddess, Lady of the gods
• deveśi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• saṃbruve: I declare/tell
• saṃbruve: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√brū (ब्रू) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (ब्रूते)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhaktitaḥ: out of devotion
• bhaktitaḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (expressing cause: 'out of')

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes a liturgical transmission: Śiva teaches Devī the nāmāṣṭaka for japa—an archetype for guru-to-śiṣya bestowal of name-mantra leading to grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva path of devotion: after pūjā, one should perform nāma-japa—repeating Shiva’s sacred names with understanding—so the mind becomes steady in Pati (Śiva) and turns away from pāśa (bondage).

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

The verse places mantra and name-recitation immediately after worship, indicating that Saguna upāsanā (pūjā to the worship-worthy Lord, often as the Liṅga) is completed and deepened by japa, where the devotee internalizes the deity’s presence through sound and meaning.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeat a meaningful Nāmāṣṭaka after performing worship—i.e., complete the external rite with internal recollection (japa). This is a direct instruction for mantra-based devotion and contemplative remembrance.