Shloka 26

Devanagari script

नानाविधैः फलैः पुष्पैस्सस्यैस्तत्कालसंभवैः । चक्रे सुनियताहारा जपन्मासे शिवार्चनम्

Transliteration

nānāvidhaiḥ phalaiḥ puṣpaissasyaistatkālasaṃbhavaiḥ | cakre suniyatāhārā japanmāse śivārcanam

Translation

With many kinds of fruits, flowers, and grains produced in that season, she—maintaining a strictly regulated diet—performed the worship of Lord Śiva for a month, continually engaged in japa.

Word by Word

• नाना-विधैः: with various kinds (of)
• नाना-विधैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘नानाविधाः’

• फलैः: fruits
• फलैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पुष्पैः: flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सस्यैः: grains/crops
• सस्यैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तत्-काल-सम्भवैः: produced at that time/seasonal
• तत्-काल-सम्भवैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + काल + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः—‘तस्मिन् काले सम्भवाः’ (then-currently produced)

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सु-नियत-आहारा: (she) of well-regulated diet
• सु-नियत-आहारा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + नियत + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• जपन्: chanting
• जपन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) + शतृ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (क्रियाविशेषणवत्/कर्तृविशेषणम्)

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शिव-अर्चनम्: worship of Śiva
• शिव-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘शिवस्य अर्चनम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Satī’s month-long vrata and Śiva-arcana as a paradigmatic tapas leading to Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

Significance: General tīrtha-value: month-long regulated worship with seasonal offerings is presented as a means to purify pāśa (bondage) and ripen the soul for Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady Śiva-bhakti is strengthened by purity of conduct—especially disciplined diet—and by sustained mantra-japa alongside proper offerings, making worship inwardly and outwardly aligned.

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

The verse describes śivārcana—formal worship with flowers, fruits, and grains—which is characteristic of Saguna devotion, commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga, while japa internalizes the same worship through remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A month-long vrata of Śiva-pūjā supported by niyama (regulated food/discipline) and continuous japa—practically, repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while offering seasonal items.