Shloka 43

रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace

Devanagari script

गंधैश्च चंदनैश्चैव धूपैश्च विविधैस्तदा । नैवेद्यैः पूजितश्शम्भुरारार्तिकविधानतः

Transliteration

gaṃdhaiśca caṃdanaiścaiva dhūpaiśca vividhaistadā | naivedyaiḥ pūjitaśśambhurārārtikavidhānataḥ

Translation

Then Śambhu was worshipped with fragrances, sandalwood paste, and various kinds of incense, and with naivedya—offerings of food—according to the prescribed rite of ārārtika, the ceremonial waving of lights.

Word by Word

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चन्दनैः: with sandalwood
• चन्दनैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: करण (Karaṇa; instrumental qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति; विशेषणम् ‘धूपैः’

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• नैवेद्यैः: with food-offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: कर्म (Karma; patient of worship, in passive construction)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; विशेष्यः ‘शम्भुः’

• शम्भुः: Shambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; of passive predicate ‘पूजितः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative)

• आरार्तिकविधानतः: according to the ārārtika procedure
• आरार्तिकविधानतः: हेतु/प्रकार (Reason/Mode adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आरार्तिक-विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: आरार्तिकस्य विधानम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; तस्मात् तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय ‘-तः’ (ablatival adverb) = ‘according to/from the procedure’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents bhakti in a concrete Shaiva form: the devotee approaches Śambhu through reverent, sensory offerings and ārārtika, transforming ordinary acts (fragrance, food, light) into God-centered worship that purifies the mind and deepens surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse describes saguna-upāsanā—formal ritual worship of Śiva as approachable Lord (often as the Liṅga in Koṭirudrasaṃhitā contexts), using standard upacāras like gandha, candana, dhūpa, naivedya, and ārati as prescribed acts of devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with the classic upacāras—apply sandalwood, offer incense and naivedya, and conclude with ārārtika—while mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to keep the worship inwardly contemplative as well as outwardly ritual.