Shloka 10

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

दिनमेतत्ततः पुण्यं भविष्यति महत्तरम् । शिवरात्रिरिति ख्याता तिथिरेषा मम प्रिया

Transliteration

dinametattataḥ puṇyaṃ bhaviṣyati mahattaram | śivarātririti khyātā tithireṣā mama priyā

Translation

“Therefore, this day shall become exceedingly sacred. This lunar date is renowned as ‘Śivarātri’; it is especially dear to Me.”

Word by Word

• दिनम्: the day
• दिनम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्ये कर्तृपदवत् (neuter nominative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• ततः: therefore; then
• ततः: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थे

• पुण्यम्: meritorious; holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महत्तरम्: greater
• महत्तरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्तर (प्रातिपदिक; comparative of महत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (comparative)

• शिवरात्रिः: Śivarātri (night of Śiva)
• शिवरात्रिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• इति: as; thus (called)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative/particle)

• ख्याता: is known; is famed
• ख्याता: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• तिथिः: lunar day
• तिथिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय

• एषा: this
• एषा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessor)

• प्रिया: dear; beloved
• प्रिया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a vrata-institution verse: Śiva declares a particular tithi to be famed as Śivarātri and dear to Him, establishing sacred time (kāla) as a conduit of grace.

Significance: Observance of Śivarātri is held to yield heightened puṇya, purification, and Śiva’s special favor; in Siddhānta terms, it strengthens caryā/kriyā and prepares for higher realization.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Sacralization of time: Śivarātri as a recurring auspicious night (kāla-śakti emphasis).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shivaratri

FAQs

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

The verse declares Śivarātri as a uniquely sanctifying tithi beloved to Śiva, indicating that worship, restraint, and devotion performed on this date yield heightened puṇya and support liberation-oriented Shaiva practice.

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

By naming the tithi as Śivarātri and calling it dear to Him, Śiva authorizes intensified Saguna worship on that night—especially liṅga-pūjā, abhiṣeka, mantra-japa, and night-long remembrance as direct offerings to Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śivarātri observance: fasting (upavāsa), night vigil (jāgaraṇa), pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and focused liṅga worship/abhiṣeka—performed with bhakti as a Shaiva Siddhānta-aligned discipline.