Shloka 46

Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे च तदा तत्र शिवपूजां स्वकामदाम् । चक्रिरे विधिवत्तत्र यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम्

Transliteration

te sarve ca tadā tatra śivapūjāṃ svakāmadām | cakrire vidhivattatra yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśrutam

Translation

Then all of them, right there and at that very time, performed the worship of Lord Śiva—bestower of the worshippers’ cherished aims—doing it properly according to the prescribed rule, exactly as they had seen and as they had heard in tradition.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• शिवपूजाम्: Śiva-worship
• शिवपूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पूजा)

• स्वकामदाम्: granting one’s desired wishes
• स्वकामदाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व-काम-दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘पूजा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः (स्वस्य कामान् ददाति इति) उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः

• चक्रिरे: they performed/did
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• यथा-दृष्टम्: as (it was) seen
• यथा-दृष्टम्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-दृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √दृश्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन रूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘as seen’

• यथा-श्रुतम्: as (it was) heard
• यथा-श्रुतम्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-श्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √श्रु)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन रूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘as heard’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Śiva-worship becomes spiritually fruitful when done with sincerity and with fidelity to authentic instruction—“as heard” (śruti/smṛti and guru-teaching) and “as seen” (proper exemplars). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, disciplined bhakti and right practice orient the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati), making divine grace accessible.

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

By stating they worshipped “vidhivat,” the verse points to formal Saguna worship—commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga with upacāras (offerings) and mantra. Such structured worship supports concentration and devotion, through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā according to rule: purification, mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and orderly offerings (water, bilva leaves, etc.). The key takeaway is consistency with scriptural/guru-guided method rather than improvisation.