Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

पूजाविधिः

Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances

Devanagari script

वासुक्यादिपरीतांगं पिनाकाद्यायुधान्वितम् । सिद्धयोऽष्टौ च यस्याग्रे नृत्यंतीह निरंतरम्

Transliteration

vāsukyādiparītāṃgaṃ pinākādyāyudhānvitam | siddhayo'ṣṭau ca yasyāgre nṛtyaṃtīha niraṃtaram

Translation

Seine Glieder sind von Vāsuki und anderen göttlichen Schlangen umwunden; Er ist mit Waffen geschmückt, allen voran mit dem Bogen Pināka. Vor Ihm tanzen die acht Siddhis unablässig und dienen dem Herrn Śiva ohne Ende.

Word by Word

• वासुकि-आदि-परित-अङ्गम्: whose body is surrounded by Vāsuki and others
• वासुकि-आदि-परित-अङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—descriptive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāsuki (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + parita (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): ‘वासुक्यादिभिः परितानि अङ्गानि यस्य’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंवद्भावेन विशेषण, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पिनाक-आदि-आयुध-अन्वितम्: endowed with weapons like the Pināka
• पिनाक-आदि-आयुध-अन्वितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—descriptive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pināka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘पिनाकादिभिः आयुधैः अन्वितम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंवद्भावेन, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सिद्धयः: the siddhis (perfections)
• सिद्धयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with सिद्धयः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बन्ध (of whom)

• अग्रे: in front (of him)
• अग्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नृत्यन्ति: dance
• नृत्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• निरन्तरम्: continuously
• निरन्तरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nirantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): ‘without interruption’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vasuki
• Ashta Siddhis

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whom even the eight yogic perfections serve; it teaches that siddhis are secondary attendants, while liberation comes by devotion and surrender to Śiva’s lordship.

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

It supports Saguna worship by offering concrete attributes for dhyāna—serpents as ornaments and Pināka as His emblem—helping the devotee concentrate; such contemplation naturally culminates in Linga-worship as the condensed symbol of the same Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Śiva-dhyāna by visualizing Him with Vāsuki and Pināka, then chant the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); treat any experiences or powers as distractions, offering them inwardly at Śiva’s feet rather than pursuing siddhis.