Shloka 5

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

धूपदीपसितच्छत्रव्यजनध्वजचामरैः । अन्यैर्दिव्योपहारैश्च वाण्मनोतीतवैभवैः

Transliteration

dhūpadīpasitacchatravyajanadhvajacāmaraiḥ | anyairdivyopahāraiśca vāṇmanotītavaibhavaiḥ

Translation

Mit Weihrauch und Lampen, weißen Sonnenschirmen, Fächern, Bannern und Chāmaras (Yakschwanz-Fächern) sowie mit anderen göttlichen Gaben, deren Glanz Wort und Geist übersteigt—so verehrten sie den Herrn.

Word by Word

• धूप-दीप-सित-छत्र-व्यजन-ध्वज-चामरैः: with incense, lamps, white parasols, fans, flags, and yak-tail whisks
• धूप-दीप-सित-छत्र-व्यजन-ध्वज-चामरैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप + दीप + सित + छत्र + व्यजन + ध्वज + चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (list-compound)

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

• दिव्य-उपहारैः: with divine offerings
• दिव्य-उपहारैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (दिव्याः उपहाराः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• वाक्-मनः-अतीत-वैभवैः: with splendors beyond speech and mind
• वाक्-मनः-अतीत-वैभवैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अतीत (कृदन्त; इ धातु, क्त) + वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समासः (वाक्-मनसोः अतीतानि वैभवानि)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the classical upacāras (honorific offerings) given to Shiva, teaching that devoted worship can be richly expressed outwardly, yet the Lord’s true glory ultimately transcends speech and thought—pointing to devotion that matures into inner reverence.

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

These are standard ritual honors offered to Saguna Shiva—often to the Shiva Linga—where tangible offerings (light, fragrance, emblems of sovereignty) focus the mind, purify intention, and support bhakti, while acknowledging that Shiva is greater than any form or description.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-puja with dhūpa and dīpa (incense and lamp) as mindful offerings, then inwardly contemplate that Shiva’s majesty is vāṅ-manotīta (beyond words and mind), pairing external upacāra with silent japa of the Panchakshara mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”