Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

मंत्रांश्च तुभ्यं तांस्तात सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये । प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन सावधानतया शृणु

Transliteration

maṃtrāṃśca tubhyaṃ tāṃstāta sarvakāmārthasiddhaye | pravakṣyāmi samāsena sāvadhānatayā śṛṇu

Translation

Ô fils bien-aimé, pour l’accomplissement de tous les buts dignes et des désirs souhaités, je vais t’enseigner ces mantras en bref; écoute avec une attention vigilante.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रान्: mantras
• मन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

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

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; मन्त्रान् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तात: O dear one/son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of all desired aims
• सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम + अर्थ + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; समासः—(सर्वकामार्थानां सिद्धिः) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र

• समासेन: briefly/in summary
• समासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (adverbial instrumental)

• सावधानतया: with attentiveness
• सावधानतया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावधानता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a pedagogical transition verse (mantra-upadeśa) rather than a place legend; it frames mantra as the means for siddhi in Śiva worship across all shrines.

Significance: Highlights the salvific/efficacious role of mantra-upadeśa; in Siddhānta, upadeśa (instruction) is a form of anugraha that empowers the paśu to engage in right kriyā and progress toward liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes mantra-upadeśa (initiation/teaching) as a disciplined, attentive transmission: spiritual results arise when sacred sound is received with reverence and practiced carefully, ultimately orienting desires (kāma) and aims (artha) toward Shiva’s grace and higher fulfillment.

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

In the Rudra Saṃhitā’s creation context, mantras are typically applied to Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā and japa—where sound (mantra) and form (liṅga) work together as supports for devotion, purification, and steady contemplation of Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Attentive mantra-japa (repetition with focus) as received from a teacher; in Shaiva practice this commonly aligns with Panchākṣarī japa, supported by purity, right intention, and steady listening/recitation rather than casual repetition.