Shloka 22

Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi

Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

एवं पुष्पांजलिं दत्त्वा शिवाय परमात्मने । नमस्कारं ततः कुर्यात्प्रार्थनां पुनरेव च

Transliteration

evaṃ puṣpāṃjaliṃ dattvā śivāya paramātmane | namaskāraṃ tataḥ kuryātprārthanāṃ punareva ca

Translation

Ainsi, après avoir offert une poignée de fleurs à Śiva, le Soi suprême, on doit ensuite faire une salutation révérencieuse et, de nouveau, présenter une prière.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• puṣpa-añjalim: a flower-offering (handful of flowers)
• puṣpa-añjalim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी) 'handful of flowers'

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• śivāya: to Śiva
• śivāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• paramātmane: to the Supreme Self
• paramātmane: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya 'supreme Self'

• namaskāram: salutation
• namaskāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namaskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), 'thereafter/from that'

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• prārthanām: prayer
• prārthanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prārthanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches a complete bhakti-act: offering (puṣpāñjali), surrender (namaskāra), and inner dependence on Śiva through prayer—recognizing Him as Paramātmā, the indwelling Supreme Lord who grants grace and liberation.

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

The verse describes the outward sequence of pūjā commonly performed before Śiva in saguna form—especially the Liṅga—where a simple flower-offering is followed by namaskāra and prārthanā, turning the ritual into devotion and grace-seeking.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā by offering flowers with an añjali, bowing with humility, and repeating a heartfelt prayer—optionally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while focusing on Śiva as Paramātmā.