Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

तस्या संजायते जीवसदृशी बुद्धिरुत्तमा । यावन्मंत्रायुतं न स्यात्तावद्धाराप्रपूजनम्

Transliteration

tasyā saṃjāyate jīvasadṛśī buddhiruttamā | yāvanmaṃtrāyutaṃ na syāttāvaddhārāprapūjanam

Translation

Für jenen Verehrer entsteht ein erhabenes Verständnis, gleich dem erwachten Gewahrsein eines beseelten Wesens. Bis zehntausend Wiederholungen des Mantras vollendet sind, soll die Verehrung als ununterbrochener Strom von Darbringungen (dhārā) fortgesetzt werden.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her/its
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• संजायते: is born/arises
• संजायते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• जीव-सदृशी: similar to a living being
• जीव-सदृशी: विशेषण (Qualifier of बुद्धिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक) + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• उत्तमा: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमा: विशेषण (Qualifier of बुद्धिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक (correlative: 'as long as/until')

• मन्त्र-अयुतम्: ten thousand mantras
• मन्त्र-अयुतम्: परिमाण/अवधि (Measure/limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd) वा प्रथमा (contextual measure), एकवचनम्; परिमाणवाचकं (measure: 'ten-thousand')

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• स्यात्: should be/would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तावत्: so long/that long
• तावत्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तावत्-यावत्-सम्बन्धे (correlative: 'so long/that long')

• धारा-प्रपूजनम्: the continuous-stream worship (dhārā-pūjā)
• धारा-प्रपूजनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपूजन (प्र+पूज् धातोः कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; क्रियानाम (action-noun)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The promised rise of ‘uttamā buddhi’ through sustained dhārā-pūjā and 10,000 mantra recitations reflects a bhoga-to-yoga trajectory: ritual steadiness purifies karmic accretions and makes the paśu fit for Śiva’s anugraha, yielding awakened discernment (buddhi) rather than mere material gain.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained Shiva-upāsanā—especially continuous dhārā worship combined with mantra-japa—refines buddhi into a clearer, living spiritual awareness that supports liberation-oriented devotion.

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

Dhārā-prapūjā is a classic Saguna Shiva practice: worshipping Shiva as the Linga through uninterrupted abhiṣeka/stream-offering, while mantra-japa internalizes the same worship in the mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform continuous dhārā (steady abhiṣeka/stream offering) to the Shiva Linga while completing up to 10,000 mantra recitations (japa), maintaining steadiness and purity of intention.