Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

पूजाविधिः

Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां प्रथमखंडे सृष्ट्युपाख्याने शिवपूजन वर्णनो नाम त्रयोदशोध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ prathamakhaṃḍe sṛṣṭyupākhyāne śivapūjana varṇano nāma trayodaśodhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le treizième chapitre, intitulé « Description du culte de Śiva », dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—au sein de la seconde Rudra-saṃhitā, dans la première section, du récit de la Création.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति (discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारय/समास-समूह: 'श्रीमान् शिवः' इति विशेषणपूर्वकं 'महापुराणम्'

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudrasaṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'रुद्रस्य संहिता'

• प्रथम-खण्डे: in the first section
• प्रथम-खण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'प्रथमः खण्डः'

• सृष्टि-उपाख्याने: in the narrative of creation
• सृष्टि-उपाख्याने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सृष्टेः उपाख्यानम्'

• शिव-पूजन-वर्णनः: the description of Śiva-worship
• शिव-पूजन-वर्णनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समूह: 'शिवस्य पूजनस्य वर्णनः'

• नाम: named
• नाम: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'named/called')

• त्रयोदशः: thirteenth
• त्रयोदशः: विशेषण (qualifier of adhyāyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; द्विगु-समास (13)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purana framing narration)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti…): textual closure identifying the chapter title and placement within the Śiva Purāṇa’s Rudrasaṃhitā, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.

Significance: Not a pilgrimage instruction; it frames the authority and transmission context of the śivapūjā-varṇana chapter.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon that seals the chapter’s teaching: Shiva-pūjā is upheld as a complete spiritual path, where devotion (bhakti) and correct observance lead the soul toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

By naming the chapter “Śivapūjana-varṇana,” it points to formal, accessible worship of Saguna Shiva—commonly expressed through Linga-pūjā—while implying that such worship is a doorway to realizing Shiva as the supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is a chapter-end marker, but its title indicates practices central to Shiva worship—such as mantra-japa (notably the Panchakshara), and disciplined pūjā with devotion—performed to gain Shiva’s anugraha (grace).