Shloka 73

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

एवं मदुक्तमंत्रेण कार्यं वै शिवपूजनम् । ब्रह्मभोज्यं तथा प्रोक्तं प्राजापत्यं मुनीश्वरैः

Transliteration

evaṃ maduktamaṃtreṇa kāryaṃ vai śivapūjanam | brahmabhojyaṃ tathā proktaṃ prājāpatyaṃ munīśvaraiḥ

Translation

Ainsi, avec le mantra tel que je l’ai énoncé, le culte de Śiva doit être accompli en vérité. Le festin-offrande destiné aux brāhmaṇas est pareillement déclaré par les grands sages comme le rite « Prājāpatya ».

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• मत्: my
• मत्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन-रूप (genitive singular base in compound sense) ‘my’ as compound member

• उक्त: spoken
• उक्त: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘said/spoken’; समासाङ्ग

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मदुक्तमन्त्रेण: with the mantra spoken by me
• मदुक्तमन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + उक्त + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘मया उक्तः मन्त्रः’ → ‘mad-ukta-mantra’)

• कार्यम्: should be done
• कार्यम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: कार्य- (gerundive/ण्‍यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• शिव: Śiva
• शिव: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवपूजनम्: worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘शिवस्य पूजनम्’)

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā/Brahman
• ब्रह्म: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘Brahman/Brahmā’ (contextual)

• भोज्यम्: (ritual) feeding/food-offering
• भोज्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √भुज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘food/that which is to be eaten’

• ब्रह्मभोज्यम्: Brahma-feeding (brahma-bhojya rite)
• ब्रह्मभोज्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘ब्रह्मणः भोज्यम्’/‘ब्रह्मभोजनम्’)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (so/also)

• प्रोक्तम्: is declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is declared/said’ (elliptic passive)

• प्राजापत्यम्: Prājāpatya (rite)
• प्राजापत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pertaining to Prajāpati’ (name of rite)

• मुनीश्वरैः: by the great sages
• मुनीश्वरैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘मुनीनां ईश्वराः’ = lordly sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed mode of Shiva worship to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: By insisting on ‘mad-ukta-mantra’ and coupling pūjā with brahma-bhojya (feeding Brāhmaṇas), the verse frames ritual correctness and dāna as conduits for anugraha—grace mediated through dharma and the guru/śāstra lineage.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahmanas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-pūjā becomes complete when done with the correctly transmitted mantra and supported by dharmic generosity—especially honoring the spiritually learned through feeding—purifying the devotee and aligning action with devotion.

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

The verse emphasizes mantra-guided, rule-based worship—typical of Saguna Śiva devotion—where the Linga is approached through prescribed mantra, offerings, and concluding acts like Brahmana-bhojana to seal the rite with auspicious merit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā using the stated mantra, and complete the observance with Brahmana-bhojana described as Prājāpatya—an act of sacred hospitality and dana that supports the vow’s fruit.