Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा मिष्टान्नमाचम्य महेशो हृष्टमानसः । सकर्पूरं च तांबूलं बुभुजे भार्य या सह

Transliteration

bhuktvā miṣṭānnamācamya maheśo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ | sakarpūraṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ bubhuje bhārya yā saha

Translation

Nachdem er die süße Speise genossen und das Ācamana vollzogen hatte, erfreute sich Maheśa, heiteren Herzens, zusammen mit seiner Gemahlin (Pārvatī) am Tāmbūla (Betel) mit Kampfer.

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• मिष्टान्नम्: sweet food
• मिष्टान्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिष्ट + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (मिष्टम् अन्नम्)

• आचम्य: having sipped water (ācamana)
• आचम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चम (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हृष्टमानसः: whose mind was delighted
• हृष्टमानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (हृष्टं मानसं यस्य सः)

• सकर्पूरम्: with camphor
• सकर्पूरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुषः (कर्पूरेण सह/युक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (leaf preparation)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बुभुजे: enjoyed/ate
• बुभुजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• भार्या: with (his) wife
• भार्या: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सहार्थे (with)

• या: who
• या: Anvaya-link (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays Saguna Śiva’s approachable, auspicious nature: even in ordinary acts like eating and ācamana, the Lord models purity, contentment, and sanctified household life, showing that devotion can permeate daily conduct.

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

By depicting Maheśa in a personal, embodied leela with Pārvatī, the text reinforces Saguna worship—seeing Śiva as lovingly present and accessible—while reminding devotees that purity (ācamana) and reverence extend from shrine-worship to everyday life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is ācamana (purificatory sipping of water) before/after meals and maintaining śauca (cleanliness). A devotee may pair such daily acts with remembrance of Śiva—mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to sanctify routine life.