Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

लिंगस्थापनपुण्येन लिंगस्याराधनेन च । दत्तचित्तोपहारेण शुचिना निश्चलेन च

Transliteration

liṃgasthāpanapuṇyena liṃgasyārādhanena ca | dattacittopahāreṇa śucinā niścalena ca

Translation

بفضلِ ثوابِ إقامةِ شيفا-لينغا، وبعبادةِ اللينغا، وبِتقديمِ القرابين بقلبٍ مُسلَّمٍ كلَّه لشيفا—طاهرٍ ثابتٍ لا يتزعزع—ينال المرء ثمرةَ تلك العبادة المفعمة بالإجلال.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गस्थापनपुण्येन: by the merit of establishing the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्थापनपुण्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + स्थापना + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—लिङ्गस्य स्थापना (षष्ठी) + (तत्)पुण्यम् → लिङ्गस्थापनपुण्यम् (तत्पुरुष)

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आराधनेन: by worship
• आराधनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दत्तचित्तोपहारेण: by an offering with a devoted (given) mind
• दत्तचित्तोपहारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त + चित्त + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—दत्तं चित्तं यस्मिन् (बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-विशेषण) + उपहारः → दत्तचित्तोपहारः (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; अर्थतः ‘समर्पितचित्तेन उपहारः’)

• शुचिना: with purity; pure
• शुचिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उपहार/आचरित-प्रकारे)

• निश्चलेन: steady/immovable
• निश्चलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishing and worshipping the liṅga with purity and steadiness is presented as a high-merit act leading toward Śiva’s grace and liberation-oriented merit (śivapuṇya).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer sacred acts—like installing and worshiping the Śiva-liṅga—bear their highest fruit when joined with inner purity and unwavering one-pointed devotion, aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) through bhakti.

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

The liṅga is the primary saguna focus for approaching Śiva; the verse emphasizes that liṅga-sthāpana, ārādhana, and offerings become truly efficacious when performed with surrendered mind and steady contemplation, leading the devotee from form-based worship toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform liṅga-pūjā with clean conduct and environment, make simple offerings with full attention, and maintain niścala-citta (steady mind)—optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” during worship.