Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

सम्पूजिते शिवे देवे सर्वदुःखं विलीयते । संपद्यते सुखं सर्वं पश्चान्मुक्तिरवाप्यते

Transliteration

sampūjite śive deve sarvaduḥkhaṃ vilīyate | saṃpadyate sukhaṃ sarvaṃ paścānmuktiravāpyate

Translation

Wenn der Herr Śiva, der göttliche Herr, ordnungsgemäß verehrt wird, schmilzt alles Leid dahin. Alles Glück wird erlangt, und danach wird Befreiung (mokṣa) gewonnen.

Word by Word

• सम्पूजिते: when (he) is duly worshipped
• सम्पूजिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) क्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; उपसर्गः सम्-; 'शिवे देवे' इति विशेष्ये सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• शिवे: in/when Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-प्रयोग

• देवे: the god
• देवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; शिवे इति समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• सर्व-दुःखम्: all suffering
• सर्व-दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वं दुःखम्)

• विलीयते: dissolves, disappears
• विलीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ली (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः वि-

• सम्पद्यते: is obtained/comes about
• सम्पद्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः सम्-

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सुखम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अवाप्यते: is attained
• अवाप्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः अव-

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śiva as both immediate remover of duḥkha (worldly upaśamana) and final giver of mokṣa (anugraha), a standard pilgrimage-and-worship promise.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere Śiva-pūjā dissolves duḥkha (bondage-born sorrow) and culminates in mokṣa, presenting Śiva as Pati—the liberating Lord who grants both worldly well-being and final freedom.

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

The verse praises worship of Śiva as the approachable, worship-worthy Lord (saguṇa upāsya). In Shiva Purana practice, this is commonly performed through Śiva-liṅga pūjā—offering water, bilva leaves, mantra-japa, and devotion—through which grace descends and bondage weakens.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies regular Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with traditional aids like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, done with steadiness and devotion for relief from suffering and progress toward liberation.