Shloka 32

Devanagari script

कुबेरोप्यागतं शंभुं पूजयामास सादरम् । भक्त्या नानोपहारैश्च परिवारसमन्वितः

Transliteration

kuberopyāgataṃ śaṃbhuṃ pūjayāmāsa sādaram | bhaktyā nānopahāraiśca parivārasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Kubera too, having come before Śambhu, worshipped Him with great reverence—full of devotion, offering many kinds of gifts and services, accompanied by his attendants.

Word by Word

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावार्थक अव्यय (also)

• आगतम्: arrived
• आगतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातोः क्त, आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण (शम्भुम्)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• स-आदरम्: respectfully
• स-आदरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (सादरम् = आदरेण सह), क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• नाना-उपहारैः: with various offerings
• नाना-उपहारैः: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (नानाविधाः उपहाराः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• परिवार-समन्वितः: accompanied by attendants
• परिवार-समन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिवार + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; अन्वि धातोः क्त, सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण (कुबेरः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kubera

FAQs

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

It shows that even Kubera, the lord of wealth, approaches Śiva with humility and bhakti—teaching that devotion (not status or riches) is the true means to gain Śiva’s grace.

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

The verse highlights saguna-upāsanā—reverent pūjā with upahāras (offerings). In Śaiva practice this is commonly expressed as Liṅga-pūjā with respectful upacāras offered in devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with sincere devotion and proper upacāras; inwardly, maintain bhakti-bhāva while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as the core contemplative practice.