Shloka 71

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

तत्रावाह्य महादेवं नवशक्तिसमन्वितम् पञ्चभिश्च तथा षड्भिर् अष्टाभिश्चेष्टदं परम्

Transliteration

tatrāvāhya mahādevaṃ navaśaktisamanvitam pañcabhiśca tathā ṣaḍbhir aṣṭābhiśceṣṭadaṃ param

Translation

于彼处，先迎请大天（摩诃提婆）降临，具九种圣力（九Śakti）相随；礼拜者当敬奉那赐予所愿果报的至上者，并依次供奉五、六、八等诸神圣群类。

Word by Word

• तत्र (tatra): there, in that place

• आवाह्य (āvāhya): having invoked, having ritually called

• महादेवं (mahādevaṁ): Mahādeva (Śiva)

• नवशक्ति-समन्वितम् (navaśakti-samanvitam): endowed with/attended by nine Śaktis

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ): with five (a fivefold set)

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ): with six (a sixfold set)

• अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ): with eight (an eightfold set)

• इष्टदम् (iṣṭa-dam): bestower of desired boons

• परम् (param): the Supreme, transcendent.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Shakti

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It instructs the core ritual step of āvāhana—invoking Mahādeva into the worship-space/linga—specifically as united with Śakti, so the rite becomes a complete Pati–Śakti-centered act that yields iṣṭa (desired spiritual and worldly fruits).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is presented as Param (transcendent Pati) yet accessible through worship, and as inseparable from Śakti (navaśakti-samanvita), indicating the Siddhāntic principle that Śiva’s grace operates through his power to loosen Pāśa (bondage) upon the Pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A formal āvāhana within Linga-pūjā, paired with contemplation of Śiva along with structured śakti/group enumerations (five, six, eight, nine), supporting disciplined upāsanā aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner concentration.