Shloka 42

Devanagari script

रत्नकुप्यदुकूलानि शृंगारप्रभृतीनि च । भाजनानि विचित्राणि कांस्यताम्रमयानि च

Transliteration

ratnakupyadukūlāni śṛṃgāraprabhṛtīni ca | bhājanāni vicitrāṇi kāṃsyatāmramayāni ca

Translation

“Jeweled caskets and fine garments, and various articles of adornment as well; and also many kinds of exquisite vessels made of bell-metal and copper.”

Word by Word

• रत्न-कुप्य-दुकूलानि: jewels, vessels, and garments (items)
• रत्न-कुप्य-दुकूलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कुप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (plural); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva)

• शृङ्गार-प्रभृतीनि: beginning with adornments, etc.
• शृङ्गार-प्रभृतीनि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शृङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (plural); ‘प्रभृति’ = ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

• भाजनानि: vessels, utensils
• भाजनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (plural)

• विचित्राणि: variegated, wonderful
• विचित्राणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (plural)

• कांस्य-ताम्र-मयानि: made of bell-metal and copper
• कांस्य-ताम्र-मयानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कांस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (plural); (कांस्य-ताम्र)-द्वन्द्व + ‘मय’ (made of)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

FAQs

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

It highlights the traditional dharmic practice of offering valuable, well-prepared items—garments, ornaments, and vessels—as external expressions of inner devotion (bhakti) and reverence, which in Shaiva understanding become spiritually meaningful when offered with purity and humility.

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

Such objects are typical upacāras (services) used in Saguna worship—supporting ritual hospitality to the Deity and the sacred tradition around the Linga—yet the Purana’s broader teaching is that the offering’s sanctity depends on devotion rather than mere opulence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform pūjā with clean, dedicated vessels and to offer cloth or simple adornments according to one’s capacity, while maintaining japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner offering.