Shloka 38

Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna

Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा महाभक्त्या लिंगं सर्वार्थसिद्धिदम् । प्राप्ताः कामानभीष्टांश्च तांस्तान्सर्वान्हृदि स्थितान्

Transliteration

pūjayitvā mahābhaktyā liṃgaṃ sarvārthasiddhidam | prāptāḥ kāmānabhīṣṭāṃśca tāṃstānsarvānhṛdi sthitān

Translation

মহাভক্তিতে সর্বার্থসিদ্ধিদায়ক শিবলিঙ্গ পূজা করে তারা হৃদয়ে লালিত সকল অভীষ্ট কাম্যফল লাভ করল।

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle); धातुः—पूज् (10P)

• महाभक्त्या: with great devotion
• महाभक्त्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महती भक्ति:)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्व-अर्थ-सिद्धि-दम्: granting success of all aims
• सर्व-अर्थ-सिद्धि-दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययान्त: द/दद्-सम्बद्ध 'giver')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषाम् अर्थानाम् सिद्धिं ददाति इति) विशेषणम् लिङ्गम् प्रति

• प्राप्ताः: (they) obtained
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; प्रयोगः—कर्तरि (they obtained)

• कामान्: desires, wishes
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अभीष्टान्: desired
• अभीष्टान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् कामान् प्रति

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

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तान्: those (very)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (emphatic repetition)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् तान् प्रति

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• स्थितान्: situated, abiding
• स्थितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् तान्/कमान् प्रति

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It teaches that wholehearted bhakti directed to the Shiva-Linga brings siddhi—outer fulfillment and inner alignment—because Shiva, the Pati, responds to the devotee’s sincere intention held in the heart.

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

The Linga is Saguna worship that leads the mind to the transcendent Shiva; by honoring the Linga with devotion, the devotee’s wishes become purified and are granted in a Shiva-centered way.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Linga-puja with mahābhakti—offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while holding a clear, pure intention in the heart.