Shloka 59

Devanagari script

महोत्सवश्च कर्तव्यो यावद्यामो भवेदिह । ततः पूजाफलं तस्मै निवेद्य च विसर्जयेत्

Transliteration

mahotsavaśca kartavyo yāvadyāmo bhavediha | tataḥ pūjāphalaṃ tasmai nivedya ca visarjayet

Translation

Ein großes Fest soll hier gefeiert werden, solange die festgesetzte Zeitwache (Yāma) andauert. Danach, nachdem man Ihm die Frucht der Verehrung dargebracht hat, soll man das Ritual ehrfürchtig beschließen und sich verabschieden.

Word by Word

• महोत्सवः: a great festival
• महोत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्सव (प्रातिपदिक) = महा + उत्सव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

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

• कर्तव्यः: to be done; should be performed
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• यावत्: as long as; until
• यावत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण—काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धशब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिबोधक अव्यय (until/as long as)

• यामः: a watch/period (of time)
• यामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: may be; should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण—देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण—काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/thereafter/from that)

• पूजाफलम्: the fruit/result of worship
• पूजाफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजाफल (प्रातिपदिक) = पूजा + फल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पूजायाः फलम्)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• निवेद्य: having offered/presented
• निवेद्य: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद्/विद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund), ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त; पूर्वक्रिया

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

• विसर्जयेत्: should dismiss/let go
• विसर्जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames pūjā as a time-bounded sacred ‘festival’ (mahotsava) sustaining devotional attention (sthiti) until proper closure; dedicating pūjā-phala to Śiva reduces egoic appropriation and aligns with grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship culminates in dedication: the devotee offers the entire puja-phala to Lord Shiva, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s spirit of surrender where merit is not hoarded but placed at the feet of Pati (Shiva).

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

In Linga/Saguna worship, the rite is time-bound (yāma) and must be concluded with a formal offering of results and a respectful visarjana, affirming that the Linga is the accessible, grace-bestowing form through which the devotee dedicates all outcomes to Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a mahotsava-style celebration during the prescribed period, then conclude by offering the worship’s merit to Shiva and formally ending the ceremony (visarjana), ideally with calm remembrance of Shiva and a final dedication of intention.