Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

रक्तदण्डश्च धत्तूरः पूजने शुभदः स्मृतः । अगस्त्यकुसुमैश्चैव पूजकस्य महद्यशः

Transliteration

raktadaṇḍaśca dhattūraḥ pūjane śubhadaḥ smṛtaḥ | agastyakusumaiścaiva pūjakasya mahadyaśaḥ

Translation

Dans le culte du Seigneur Śiva, l’offrande de la plante à tige rouge et du dhattūra est tenue pour dispensatrice d’auspices. Et, en adorant aussi avec des fleurs d’agastya, l’adorateur obtient une grande renommée.

Word by Word

• रक्त-दण्डः: the red-stemmed (plant)
• रक्त-दण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रक्तः दण्डः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• धत्तूरः: dhattūra (datura)
• धत्तूरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धत्तूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूजने: in worship
• पूजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शुभ-दः: bestowing auspiciousness
• शुभ-दः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शुभं ददाति इति)

• स्मृतः: is said/considered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is said/considered’

• अगस्त्य-कुसुमैः: with agastya flowers
• अगस्त्य-कुसुमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (अगस्त्यस्य कुसुमानि)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थक

• पूजकस्य: of the worshipper
• पूजकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• महत्-यशः: great fame
• महत्-यशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महत् यशः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Merit (puṇya), auspiciousness (śubha), and social-spiritual renown (yaśas) accrue through proper dravya-offerings in Śiva-pūjā, reflecting the Purāṇic linkage of bhakti with visible dharmic fruits.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that sincere Saguna worship of Śiva through specific sacred offerings produces śubha (auspiciousness) and yāśas (uplifting renown), indicating dharmic harmony and grace arising from devotion.

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

It is a phala-śruti for Linga/Saguna-Śiva pūjā: particular flowers and ritual substances are taught as pleasing to Śiva, reinforcing that material offerings, when offered with bhakti and mantra, become a means to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā by offering dhattūra and agastya-flowers to the Śiva-liṅga while reciting the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintaining purity, steadiness of mind, and devotion.