Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 71

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

नीराजनेन रम्येण यथोक्तविधिना ततः । नमस्कारैः स्तवैश्चान्यैर्मंत्रैर्नानाविधैरपि

Transliteration

nīrājanena ramyeṇa yathoktavidhinā tataḥ | namaskāraiḥ stavaiścānyairmaṃtrairnānāvidhairapi

Translation

Daraufhin soll man, in der angenehm vorgeschriebenen Weise, das Nīrājana (Ārati) vollziehen; und dann Verneigungen, Lobeshymnen sowie weitere Mantras vieler Arten darbringen.

Word by Word

• नीराजनेन: with ārati (waving of lights)
• नीराजनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रम्येण: pleasant/beautiful
• रम्येण: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नीराजनेन इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• यथोक्त-विधिना: by the prescribed procedure
• यथोक्त-विधिना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-प्राय: यथोक्तः विधिः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (sequence)

• नमस्कारैः: with salutations
• नमस्कारैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• स्तवैः: with hymns
• स्तवैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यैः: other
• अन्यैः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (मन्त्रैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• नाना-विधैः: of various kinds
• नाना-विधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (नानाविधाः = विविधाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (मन्त्रैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Completion of pūjā through nīrājana, namaskāra, and stava is portrayed as a full devotional approach that ripens receptivity to Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion becomes complete when inner reverence is expressed through orderly worship—ārati, salutations, and praise—so the mind is gathered and offered to Shiva as Pati (the Lord) through disciplined bhakti.

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

Nīrājana, stotra, and mantra are classic upacāras of Saguna worship; they honor Shiva’s accessible presence (often as the Linga) while training the devotee’s attention toward His transcendent reality beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform ārati according to vidhi, then offer namaskāra and recite stotras and mantras—especially the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—as a focused post-puja japa and praise sequence.