Shloka 29

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

तत्पुत्रो हि दिलीपश्च शिवपूजनकृत्सदा । रघुस्तत्तनयः शैवः सुप्रीत्याः शिवपूजकः

Transliteration

tatputro hi dilīpaśca śivapūjanakṛtsadā | raghustattanayaḥ śaivaḥ suprītyāḥ śivapūjakaḥ

Translation

Sein Sohn war Dilīpa, stets der Verehrung Śivas hingegeben. Raghu, Dilīpas Sohn, war ein frommer Śaiva und verehrte Herrn Śiva mit tiefer Liebe und freudiger Hingabe.

Word by Word

• तत्-पुत्रः: his son
• तत्-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्- पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: तत् + पुत्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तस्य पुत्रः (his son)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• दिलीपः: Dilīpa
• दिलीपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; राजनाम

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

• शिवपूजनकृत्: performer of Śiva-worship
• शिवपूजनकृत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-पूजन-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: शिव + पूजन + कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य पूजनं + कृत् (doer)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• रघुः: Raghu
• रघुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; राजनाम

• तत्-तनयः: his son
• तत्-तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्- तनय (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: तत् + तनय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तस्य तनयः (his son)

• शैवः: a Śaiva (devotee of Śiva)
• शैवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धित (Śiva-related/devotee of Śiva)

• सुप्रीत्याः: of great delight/affection
• सुप्रीत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; भाववाचक (of great affection/pleasure)

• शिवपूजकः: worshipper of Śiva
• शिवपूजकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-पूजक (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: शिव + पूजक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य पूजकः (worshipper of Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights dynastic continuity of Śiva-bhakti: sustained devotion (sadā) and affectionate worship (suprītyā) are presented as vehicles for Śiva’s grace across generations.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dilipa
• Raghu

FAQs

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

It presents an ideal of Shaiva kingship where dharma is rooted in steady Shiva-puja—showing that loving devotion to Pati (Shiva) purifies the pashu (individual soul) and supports spiritual upliftment alongside worldly duty.

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

By praising continual Shiva-worship, it aligns with Saguna upasana—devotion expressed through ritual puja, commonly centered on the Shiva-linga as the accessible form through which the devotee offers love, reverence, and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is nitya-shiva-puja (daily worship): offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—done with su-prīti (genuine heartfelt devotion).