Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

अर्थाभीष्टेन साम्ना च तथा देवव्रतेन च

Transliteration

arthābhīṣṭena sāmnā ca tathā devavratena ca

Translation

وكذلك بترنيمةٍ من السامان (Sāman) تُحقِّق الغايةَ المنشودة، وكذا بمراعاة النذر الإلهي (devavrata).

Word by Word

• artha-abhīṣṭena: with the desired-purpose (hymn)
• artha-abhīṣṭena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: artha + abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (arthasya abhīṣṭaḥ) used as qualifier of sāmnā

• sāmnā: with a Sāman chant
• sāmnā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (stem sāman → sāmnā)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• deva-vratena: with the divine vow/observance (Devavrata)
• deva-vratena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devānāṃ vratam / devasya vratam)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that both sacred sound (Vedic hymn) and disciplined observance (vrata) are valid means to gain the sought spiritual fruit—ultimately Shiva’s grace—when performed with right intention and devotion.

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

Sāman-chanting and devavrata are outward, Saguna-oriented supports: they purify the devotee and focus the mind on Shiva as worshipful Lord (often adored as the Linga), making the heart fit for receiving his anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a Shiva-centered vrata (fasting, purity, regulated conduct) and accompany it with reverent chanting—such as Vedic hymns or, in Shaiva practice, steady japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya").