Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

पत्रैः सहस्रपत्रैश्च रम्यैर्नानाविधैश्शुभैः । सावधानेन सुप्रीत्या स समानर्च शंकरम्

Transliteration

patraiḥ sahasrapatraiśca ramyairnānāvidhaiśśubhaiḥ | sāvadhānena suprītyā sa samānarca śaṃkaram

Translation

Mit lieblichen, glückverheißenden Blättern vieler Arten—zusammen mit tausendblättrigen Lotusblättern—verehrte er Śaṅkara in achtsamer Sammlung und innerer Freude und erwies ihm vollkommene Ehrerbietung.

Word by Word

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• सहस्रपत्रैः: with thousand-leaved (offerings)
• सहस्रपत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रपत्र (प्रातिपदिक: सहस्र + पत्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• रम्यैः: beautiful
• रम्यैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of पत्रैः)

• नाना-विधैः: of various kinds
• नाना-विधैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सावधानेन: with attentiveness
• सावधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; भाववाचक-प्रयोग (as manner: with attentiveness)

• सुप्रीत्या: with great devotion/pleasure
• सुप्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक: सु + प्रीति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सम्-आनर्च: worshipped duly
• सम्-आनर्च: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the Siddhāntic upāya of caryā (outer worship) as a means to ripen the bound soul (paśu) for Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is pleased by disciplined, attentive devotion—pure intention (suprīti) and careful worship (sāvadhāna) transform simple offerings like leaves into a liberating act of bhakti aligned with Pati (Śiva) as the gracious Lord.

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

Leaf-offerings are a classic mode of Saguna Śiva worship, commonly performed to the Śiva-liṅga; the verse highlights proper upacāra (devotional service) where tangible offerings support inner concentration and reverence toward Śaṅkara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform leaf-offering (patra-arcana) with steady attention—ideally while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—keeping the mind focused and the heart joyful during pūjā.