Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

ततश्च द्विगुणं मानं करवीरभवे स्मृतम् । निर्गुंडीकुसुमे मानं तथैव कथितं बुधैः

Transliteration

tataśca dviguṇaṃ mānaṃ karavīrabhave smṛtam | nirguṃḍīkusume mānaṃ tathaiva kathitaṃ budhaiḥ

Translation

তাৰ পাছত কৰবীৰ (কনেৰ) ফুলেৰে অৰ্পণত মান দ্বিগুণ বুলি স্মৃতিত কোৱা হৈছে। নিৰ্গুণ্ডী কুসুমৰ ক্ষেত্ৰতো বুধসকলে সেই একে মানেই কৈছে।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• द्विगुणम्: double
• द्विगुणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (द्वि + गुण); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• मानम्: measure
• मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• करवीरभवे: in/for karavīra-origin (karavīra flower)
• करवीरभवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (करवीरस्य भवः/उत्पत्तिः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतम्: is stated/remembered (as)
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• निर्गुंडीकुसुमे: in/for the nirguṇḍī flower
• निर्गुंडीकुसुमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गुंडी + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्गुंड्याः कुसुमम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मानम्: measure
• मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/particle)

• कथितम्: is said/has been stated
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• बुधैः: by the wise
• बुधैः: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śiva Purāṇa teachings to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Lord Śiva is expressed not only through feeling but also through disciplined sacred order (vidhi); careful measures in offerings cultivate steadiness, purity, and one-pointed bhakti toward Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse is part of practical Linga-pūjā instructions: when karavīra or nirguṇḍī flowers are used, the offering quantity is to be doubled—showing that Saguna worship of the Śiva-liṅga has specific, tradition-backed procedures that sanctify the act.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests attentive ritual discipline in flower-offering during Śiva-liṅga pūjā—especially doubling the prescribed measure for karavīra and nirguṇḍī—performed with mantra-focused devotion (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).