Shloka 28

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

नीलरुद्रमुपस्थाप्य तस्मै पूजादिकं तथा । कृत्वा कर्म शिवाज्ञां च दद्यात्पूर्वोक्तवर्त्मना

Transliteration

nīlarudramupasthāpya tasmai pūjādikaṃ tathā | kṛtvā karma śivājñāṃ ca dadyātpūrvoktavartmanā

Translation

Having duly installed Nīlarudra, one should then perform worship and the other rites for Him. After completing the observances enjoined by Śiva, one should make the prescribed offering, following the method described earlier.

Word by Word

• नीलरुद्रम्: Nīlarudra
• नीलरुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील-रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक); नील + रुद्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• उपस्थाप्य: having installed/presented
• उपस्थाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु) → उपस्थाप्य (ल्यप्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (absolutive): ‘having presented/installed’

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• पूजादिकम्: worship and the like
• पूजादिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having done’

• कर्म: the rite/action
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शिवाज्ञाम्: Śiva’s command/instruction
• शिवाज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक); शिव + आज्ञा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दद्यात्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should give/offer’

• पूर्वोक्तवर्त्मना: by the previously stated procedure/path
• पूर्वोक्तवर्त्मना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-उक्त-वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक); पूर्व + उक्त + वर्त्मन्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (means: ‘by the previously stated path/method’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Nilarudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is approached through orderly sādhana: establish the deity-form (Saguna Śiva as Nīlarudra), perform pūjā with devotion, and complete the rite exactly as Śiva prescribes—discipline and obedience purify the soul (paśu) and loosen bondage (pāśa).

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

The verse emphasizes upasthāpana (ritual installation) and pūjā-krama (sequence of worship), which is the core of Saguna Śiva worship—whether directed to the Liṅga or to a specific Rudra-form like Nīlarudra—culminating in the prescribed concluding offering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a complete pūjā routine: install the form, offer the standard upacāras, follow Śiva’s injunctions for the vrata/karma, and finish with the prescribed dāna/offerings according to the earlier stated method.