Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī

Devanagari script

ततो विष्णुं च मां विप्रान्सुरान्सर्वान्गणांस्तथा । पूजयामास सद्भक्त्या यथोचितविधानतः

Transliteration

tato viṣṇuṃ ca māṃ viprānsurānsarvāngaṇāṃstathā | pūjayāmāsa sadbhaktyā yathocitavidhānataḥ

Translation

Daraufhin verehrte er in gebührender Ordnung Viṣṇu und mich (Śiva) sowie die Brāhmaṇas, alle Devas und die Gaṇas — mit wahrer Bhakti, gemäß den rechten Riten.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• viprān: brāhmaṇas
• viprān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (plural)

• surān: gods
• surān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (viprān/surān/gaṇān इत्यादीन् विशेषयति)

• gaṇān: groups/attendants
• gaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• pūjayāmāsa: worshipped/honoured
• pūjayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative nuance not intended here—periphrastic perfect of √pūj

• sat-bhaktyā: with true/devout devotion
• sat-bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सद्भक्तिः = उत्तमा भक्तिः)

• yathā-ucita-vidhānataḥ: according to the proper procedure
• yathā-ucita-vidhānataḥ: Hetu/Prakāra (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ucita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial compound): यथोचितविधानतः = यथोचितेन विधानेन/विधानात्; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Devas
• Ganas
• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It teaches that true worship is both inner (sadbhakti—sincere devotion) and outer (yathocita-vidhāna—right, fitting observance). In a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, devotion matures when reverence extends to Śiva, the divine order (devas), Śiva’s attendants (gaṇas), and the carriers of sacred knowledge (brāhmaṇas).

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

The verse emphasizes worship performed “according to proper rites,” which aligns with Saguna upāsanā—structured ritual devotion. In Śaiva practice this typically includes honoring Śiva through formal pūjā (often centered on the Liṅga) while maintaining devotional sincerity rather than mere outward form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined pūjā with devotion: offer worship in the appropriate sequence and method, and cultivate sadbhakti. Practically, this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and respectful honoring of devotees and sacred persons as part of one’s worship.