Shloka 6

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

साधारमर्घ्यपात्रं च स्थाप्य गंधादिनार्चयेत् । आपूर्य्य शुद्धतोयेन तस्मिन्पात्रे विनिःक्षिपेत्

Transliteration

sādhāramarghyapātraṃ ca sthāpya gaṃdhādinārcayet | āpūryya śuddhatoyena tasminpātre viniḥkṣipet

Translation

Having placed the common arghya-vessel, one should worship it with sandalpaste and the like; then, filling it with pure water, one should place the prescribed offering/substance into that vessel.

Word by Word

• साधारम्: with a base/with support
• साधारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of अर्घ्यपात्रम्)

• अर्घ्यपात्रम्: a vessel for arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यपात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अर्घ्यस्य पात्रम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• स्थाप्य: having placed
• स्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having placed/installed’

• गन्धादिना: with fragrance etc.
• गन्धादिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘गन्ध-आदि’ (etc. beginning with fragrance)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आपूर्य्य: having filled
• आपूर्य्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पूर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having filled’

• शुद्धतोयेन: with pure water
• शुद्धतोयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शुद्धं तोयम्)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पात्रे: in the vessel
• पात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• विनिःक्षिपेत्: should place/put down
• विनिःक्षिपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship begins with sanctifying the instruments of offering—purity (śuddha-toya) and reverent upacāras prepare the devotee’s mind for devoted approach to Pati, Lord Shiva.

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

Arghya and related offerings are standard upacāras in Saguna Shiva/Linga worship; honoring the vessel and offering with purity supports focused bhakti and disciplined ritual attention to Shiva’s manifest form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical puja step: establish the arghya vessel, worship it with fragrance (gandha, etc.), fill it with pure water, and place the intended offering—done with mantra-recitation (often the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady devotion.