Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

पूजाविधान-व्याख्या (Pūjāvidhāna-vyākhyā) — Exposition of the Procedure of Worship

Devanagari script

सर्वातिशयसंयुक्तं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् । रक्तास्यपाणिचरणं कुंदचंद्रस्मिताननम्

Transliteration

sarvātiśayasaṃyuktaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam | raktāsyapāṇicaraṇaṃ kuṃdacaṃdrasmitānanam

Translation

Er war mit jeder Vollkommenheit begabt und mit allen Schmuckstücken geschmückt; Mund, Hände und Füße waren rötlich, und sein Antlitz—lächelnd wie Jasmin und Mond—strahlte.

Word by Word

• सर्वातिशयसंयुक्तम्: endowed with all excellences
• सर्वातिशयसंयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अतिशय + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (connected with all excellences)

• सर्वाभरणभूषितम्: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्वाभरणभूषितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आभरण + भूषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (adorned with all ornaments)

• रक्तास्यपाणिचरणम्: having red face, hands, and feet
• रक्तास्यपाणिचरणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + आस्य + पाणि + चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one whose face, hands, and feet are red)

• कुन्दचन्द्रस्मिताननम्: with a face smiling like jasmine and the moon
• कुन्दचन्द्रस्मिताननम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुन्द + चन्द्र + स्मित + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one whose face has a smile like jasmine and moon)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents a dhyāna (contemplative) portrait of the Lord’s auspicious, beautiful, and grace-filled form, guiding the devotee from sensory reverence to inner absorption in Pati (Shiva), which supports liberation by His anugraha (grace).

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

While the Liṅga points to the Lord beyond form (nirguṇa), this description supports saguna-upāsanā—meditating on Shiva’s gracious attributes—so the mind becomes steady and fit to realize the Liṅga’s transcendent meaning.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-dhyāna: visualize the Lord’s serene, smiling face and auspicious marks while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and devotion.