Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

ततः स्तोत्रं शुभं नाम गृह्णीयाद्विधिपूर्वकम् । ततोत्थाय मलोत्सर्गं दक्षिणस्यां चरेद्दिशि

Transliteration

tataḥ stotraṃ śubhaṃ nāma gṛhṇīyādvidhipūrvakam | tatotthāya malotsargaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ careddiśi

Translation

Ensuite, selon la règle prescrite, qu’on prenne dûment l’hymne de bon augure. Puis, s’étant levé, qu’on se dirige vers le sud pour l’évacuation des impuretés du corps.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from that)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण stotram प्रति

• nāma: named; called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘नाम’ इति पदपूरण/उपपद (particle meaning ‘called/namely’)

• gṛhṇīyāt: should take/recite
• gṛhṇīyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु; गृह्णाति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vidhi-pūrvakam: according to the prescribed rule
• vidhi-pūrvakam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• malotsargam: evacuation of waste
• malotsargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mala + utsarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (malasya utsargaḥ)

• dakṣiṇasyām: in the southern (direction)
• dakṣiṇasyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• caret: should go/move
• caret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• diśi: in the direction
• diśi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General nitya-kriyā instruction: after preliminary acts, one undertakes stotra per vidhi; then attends to bodily śauca by going south for malotsarga—part of ritual discipline preceding worship.

Significance: Emphasizes śauca (purity) as a prerequisite for fruitful stotra/japa; bodily order supports mental steadiness for devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links devotion (taking up an auspicious stotra with proper observance) with discipline and purity, showing that orderly conduct supports focused Shiva-bhakti and steadiness of mind.

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

Linga-worship commonly begins with regulated preparation; this verse highlights that hymn-recitation and basic ritual cleanliness are part of approaching Saguna Shiva with reverence and attentiveness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite an auspicious Shiva-stotra according to vidhi, and maintain bodily cleanliness (including prescribed direction for evacuation) before commencing worship, japa, or puja.