Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

यूथिकाकुसुमैश्शस्यैर्गृहं नैव विमुच्यते । कर्णिकारैस्तथा वस्त्रसंपत्तिर्जायते नृणाम्

Transliteration

yūthikākusumaiśśasyairgṛhaṃ naiva vimucyate | karṇikāraistathā vastrasaṃpattirjāyate nṛṇām

Translation

بوضع أزهار اليُوثِكا (الياسمين) المباركة لا تهجر البركةُ والرخاءُ البيتَ؛ وكذلك بتقديم أزهار الكَرْنِكارا أو استعمالها ينال الناس وفرةً في الثياب والكسوة.

Word by Word

• yūthikā-kusumaiḥ: with jasmine flowers
• yūthikā-kusumaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yūthikā (प्रातिपदिक) + kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (kusuma), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (यूथिकायाः कुसुमैः = with jasmine flowers)

• śasyaiḥ: with crops/grains
• śasyaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; 'crops/grains'

• gṛham: the house
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र कर्म (object)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• vimucyate: is left/abandoned
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः—'is abandoned/left'

• karṇikāraiḥ: with karṇikāra flowers
• karṇikāraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; (a kind of flower/tree)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (also/likewise)

• vastra-saṃpattiḥ: abundance of clothing
• vastra-saṃpattiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वस्त्राणां संपत्तिः = wealth/abundance of clothes)

• jāyate: arises
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; 'arises/is produced'

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere, auspicious offerings in Shiva-oriented worship sanctify the home and align household life with dharma, so that prosperity supports devotion rather than becoming a bondage.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, the Linga is honored with upacāras such as flowers; the verse highlights that specific floral offerings, made with bhakti, are accepted and yield orderly worldly well-being while nurturing reverence for Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer fresh, pure flowers (such as yūthikā and karṇikāra) in Shiva-pūjā with mantra—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and maintain inner purity so the offering becomes a vehicle for devotion.