Shloka 39

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

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

Devanagari script

तद्वंशे ये समुत्पन्ना राजानः सानुगा मुने । ते सर्वे पार्थिवं लिंगं शिवस्य समपूजयन्

Transliteration

tadvaṃśe ye samutpannā rājānaḥ sānugā mune | te sarve pārthivaṃ liṃgaṃ śivasya samapūjayan

Translation

O Weiser, alle Könige, die in jener Linie geboren wurden —samt ihren Gefolgsleuten— verehrten Śiva, indem sie den Pārthiva-Liṅga, den erdnen Liṅga, gebührend ehrten.

Word by Word

• तद्-वंशे: in that lineage
• तद्-वंशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• समुत्पन्नाः: born/arisen
• समुत्पन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + √पद्/√पत् (धातु; उत्पद्यते)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषणम् (ये/राजानः)

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• स-अनुगाः: with followers
• स-अनुगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/सह) + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (राजानः)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; निर्देश (those)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते)

• पार्थिवम्: earthen
• पार्थिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गम्)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सम्-अपूजयन्: worshipped
• सम्-अपूजयन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; it generalizes the practice of Pārthiva-liṅga worship across a royal lineage, presenting it as a dynastic dharma.

Significance: Models ‘rāja-śaivatva’: even worldly rulers can pursue Śiva through accessible worship (clay liṅga), implying universality of the path.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It affirms that even rulers attain spiritual merit through humble, correct devotion—worshipping Śiva via the liṅga—showing that bhakti and proper reverence, not status, are central to Śaiva dharma.

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

The earthen liṅga is a saguna (worship-support) form through which devotees approach the transcendent Śiva; honoring the liṅga is honoring Śiva Himself as Pati, accessible through ritual and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Parthiva-liṅga pūjā: fashioning an earthen liṅga and worshipping it with purity, offerings, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), as a simple yet potent Śiva-sādhana.