Shloka 6

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

रमया सहितो विष्णुश्शिवपूजां चकार ह । कृपया परमेशस्य सर्वान्कामानवाप हि

Transliteration

ramayā sahito viṣṇuśśivapūjāṃ cakāra ha | kṛpayā parameśasya sarvānkāmānavāpa hi

Translation

Accompanied by Ramā (Lakṣmī), Viṣṇu performed the worship of Śiva; and by the grace of Parameśvara, he indeed attained all desired aims.

Word by Word

• रमया: with Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमया: Sahakāraka/सह (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• शिवपूजाम्: Śiva-worship
• शिवपूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पूजा)

• चकार: did / performed
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• कृपया: by (his) grace
• कृपया: Hetu/Kāraṇa (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• परमेशस्य: of the Supreme Lord
• परमेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Accusative plural)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• अवाप: obtained
• अवाप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) उपसर्ग: अव-
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), reason/emphasis

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the paradigm that even Viṣṇu attains siddhi through Śiva-pūjā; for pilgrims, it validates Śiva-upāsanā as sarva-kāma-pradā and grace-dependent rather than merely merit-dependent.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It teaches that even Viṣṇu attains success through Śiva-bhakti: the decisive cause is Parameśvara’s grace, showing Śiva as the supreme giver of fruition (anugraha) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

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

The verse highlights śivapūjā as a concrete, saguna form of devotion—classically expressed through Liṅga worship—through which the Lord’s compassion becomes accessible and grants both worldly aims and higher spiritual good.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with devotion—offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); such worship is presented as a direct means to invite Śiva’s grace.