Shloka 44

Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship

Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras

Devanagari script

अत्रैव सुखमासीनाः श्रीविश्वेश्वरपादयोः । सायुज्यरूपामतुलाम्भजध्वम्मुक्तिमुत्तमाम्

Transliteration

atraiva sukhamāsīnāḥ śrīviśveśvarapādayoḥ | sāyujyarūpāmatulāmbhajadhvammuktimuttamām

Translation

Sitting here itself in ease at the holy feet of Śrī Viśveśvara (Lord Śiva), partake of the incomparable, highest liberation—of the nature of sāyujya (intimate union with Śiva).

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सुखम्: comfortably/at ease
• सुखम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन (accusative used adverbially)

• आसीनाः: seated
• आसीनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having sat/being seated)

• श्री-विश्वेश्वर-पादयोः: at the feet of Śrī Viśveśvara
• श्री-विश्वेश्वर-पादयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्व-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचनरूप (Genitive/Locative dual) 'पादयोः'; समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समुच्चय (honorific + epithet + feet)

• सायुज्य-रूपाम्: having the form of sāyujya (union)
• सायुज्य-रूपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सायुज्यस्य रूपा (having the form of union)

• अतुलाम्: incomparable
• अतुलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• भजध्वम्: worship/seek
• भजध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• उत्तमाम्: supreme
• उत्तमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Vishveshvara)

FAQs

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

It declares that the highest goal—supreme liberation—is attained through abiding devotion and surrender at Śiva’s feet, culminating in sāyujya (intimate union with the Lord) rather than mere worldly merit.

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

By directing the seeker to Viśveśvara’s feet, it points to Saguna Śiva worship (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga) as a direct means to moksha, where loving worship matures into liberating union with Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady seated devotion—upāsanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Śiva’s feet, and liṅga-pūjā with bhakti, aimed at liberation rather than mere boons.