Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

आस्तीर्य्य दर्भान्पूर्वाग्रान्भूस्स्वाहा च भुवस्सुवः । प्रणवादि प्रोच्य भूमौ पायसान्नं बलिं हरेत्

Transliteration

āstīryya darbhānpūrvāgrānbhūssvāhā ca bhuvassuvaḥ | praṇavādi procya bhūmau pāyasānnaṃ baliṃ haret

Translation

铺展库沙草（darbha），使草尖朝东，并诵“bhūḥ svāhā，bhuvaḥ，suvaḥ”；继而以圣音“唵”（praṇava）为首，在地上安置以甜乳饭（pāyasa）所成的供献（bali）。

Word by Word

• आस्तीर्य: having spread
• आस्तीर्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√स्तॄ (स्तॄ आस्तरणे) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund); ‘having spread’

• दर्भान्: kuśa grass
• दर्भान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), बहुवचनम्

• पूर्व-अग्रान्: with tips to the east
• पूर्व-अग्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘दर्भान्’ इति विशेषणम्; कर्मधारयः ‘पूर्वं अग्रं येषाम्’ (tips facing east)

• भूः: bhūḥ
• भूः: Mantra (मन्त्र/उच्चारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूः (अव्यय/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: मन्त्रव्याहृतिः (Vedic utterance)

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra (मन्त्र/उच्चारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: मन्त्रपद/निवेदनसूचक (oblation exclamation)

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

• भुवः: bhuvaḥ
• भुवः: Mantra (मन्त्र/उच्चारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुवः (अव्यय/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: मन्त्रव्याहृतिः

• सुवः: suvaḥ
• सुवः: Mantra (मन्त्र/उच्चारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुवः (अव्यय/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: मन्त्रव्याहृतिः

• प्रणव-आदि: the praṇava (Oṃ) and the rest
• प्रणव-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; ‘…आदि’ सूचीसमासः

• प्रोच्य: having recited
• प्रोच्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (वच व्यक्तायां वाचि) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund); ‘having uttered/recited’

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• पायस-अन्नम्: rice-food made as payasa (sweet milk-rice)
• पायस-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘पायसरूपम् अन्नम्’

• बलिम्: offering (bali)
• बलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• हरेत्: should offer
• हरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (हृ हरणे) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘should offer/bring’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a bali-placement instruction using darbha and vyāhṛtis, indicating a Vedicized protective boundary/appeasement offering within the vrata.

Significance: Ritual safeguarding of the rite-space (kṣetra-rakṣā) and pacification of peripheral forces through bali, ensuring successful observance.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: bhūḥ svāhā, bhuvaḥ, suvaḥ; praṇava (oṃ)

Type: gayatri

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches disciplined, mantra-led worship where the act of offering (bali) is sanctified by Oṁ and the vyāhṛtis, aligning the devotee’s intention with Shiva as Pati (Lord) who purifies the worlds and the worshipper’s inner field.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, the Linga-puja includes orderly upacāras and offerings; placing pāyasa-bali on a ritually prepared spot (kuśa with eastward tips) expresses reverence to Shiva’s manifest presence and maintains purity and directionality in the rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a clean place with east-pointing kuśa, recite Oṁ followed by the vyāhṛtis (bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, suvaḥ), and offer sweet rice as bali—performing the act with steadiness and devotion as part of Shaiva puja.