Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

प्रतिष्ठाप्य तदा तत्र पूजयेत्प्रयतः पुमान् । गंधैर्नानाविधैर्दिव्यैश्चन्दनैः पुष्पकैरिह

Transliteration

pratiṣṭhāpya tadā tatra pūjayetprayataḥ pumān | gaṃdhairnānāvidhairdivyaiścandanaiḥ puṣpakairiha

Translation

সেই ঠাইত তাক প্ৰতিষ্ঠা কৰি সংযমী ভক্তে যত্নসহকাৰে পূজা কৰিব—নানাবিধ দিব্য সুগন্ধ, চন্দন আৰু পুষ্প অৰ্পণ কৰিব।

Word by Word

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; causative sense in context ‘having installed/established’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम/मध्यम?—प्रयोगतः तृतीय-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रयतः: disciplined/attentive
• प्रयतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुमान्)

• पुमान्: a man (worshipper)
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्/पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• नाना-विधैः: of various kinds
• नाना-विधैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गन्धैः/चन्दनैः/पुष्पकैः)

• दिव्यैः: divine/excellent
• दिव्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गन्धैः आदि)

• चन्दनैः: with sandalwood
• चन्दनैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• पुष्पकैः: with flowers
• पुष्पकैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes pratiṣṭhā and upacāra offerings as stabilizing devotional practice; sustained worship (sthiti) becomes the lived means by which Śiva’s presence is experienced and grace is cultivated.

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 worship becomes spiritually fruitful when preceded by proper establishment (pratiṣṭhā) and inner purity (prayataḥ), aligning outer offerings with a disciplined Shaiva intention toward Shiva as Pati (the liberating Lord).

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

The verse describes the standard Saguna mode of Shiva worship centered on an installed object of worship (commonly the Linga), honored through fragrant substances, sandal-paste, and flowers—devotional supports that steady the mind and express reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Linga-puja after proper installation with a clean, restrained mindset, offering gandha, chandana, and flowers; internally, maintain one-pointed devotion and (where customary) accompany offerings with Shiva-mantra japa such as the Panchakshara.