Shloka 45

Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship

Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras

Devanagari script

अहं गुरुपदाम्भोजसेवायै बादराश्रमम् । गमिष्ये भवताम्भूयस्सत्सम्भाषणमस्तु मे

Transliteration

ahaṃ gurupadāmbhojasevāyai bādarāśramam | gamiṣye bhavatāmbhūyassatsambhāṣaṇamastu me

Translation

To render service at the lotus-feet of my Guru, I shall depart for the Bādara hermitage. May I again be blessed with noble conversation with you all.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थ, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गुरु-पद-अम्भोज-सेवायै: for service to the guru’s lotus-feet
• गुरु-पद-अम्भोज-सेवायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru + pada + ambhoja + sevā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सेवा), चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समास ('service of the lotus-feet of the guru')

• बादर-आश्रमम्: the Bādara hermitage
• बादर-आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bādara + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ('Bādara' as qualifier of āśrama)

• गमिष्ये: I shall go
• गमिष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भवताम्: of you; your
• भवताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (भवत् प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग ('your')

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again/more)

• सत्-सम्भाषणम्: good conversation
• सत्-सम्भाषणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + sambhāṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ('good/true' + 'conversation')

• अस्तु: may there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me; my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन (enclitic)

Speaker

A disciple/devotee narrator within the Kailasa Samhita (speaking to revered interlocutors in a yogic-discourse setting)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse elevates guru-sevā and satsanga as direct supports for liberation: serving the guru’s feet purifies the pashu (bound soul) and reorients life toward Pati (Shiva) through disciplined guidance and holy dialogue.

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

In Shaiva practice, the guru transmits the right method of Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and conduct—so going to the guru’s āśrama implies returning to the source of correct, tradition-rooted Shiva upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is guru-sevā and satsanga: approach the teacher, serve with humility, and receive instruction for steady japa (often the Panchakshara), along with disciplined worship practices like bhasma and rudrāksha when taught by the guru.