Shloka 4

Vyāsa-pūjana-prakāra

Procedure for Worship of Vyāsa / the Ācārya

Devanagari script

शिवपूजासमाप्तौ तु दद्याद्धेनुं सवत्सिकाम् । कृत्वासनं सुवर्णस्य पलमानस्य साम्बरम्

Transliteration

śivapūjāsamāptau tu dadyāddhenuṃ savatsikām | kṛtvāsanaṃ suvarṇasya palamānasya sāmbaram

Translation

શિવપૂજા પૂર્ણ થયા પછી વાછરડાંসহ ગાયનું દાન કરવું જોઈએ. તેમજ એક પલ વજનનું સુવર્ણ આસન, તેના આવરણসহ બનાવી (પવિત્ર દાનરૂપે) અર્પણ કરવું જોઈએ।

Word by Word

• शिव-पूजा-समाप्तौ: at the completion of Śiva-worship
• शिव-पूजा-समाप्तौ: अधिकरण (Time/occasion locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + समाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (शिवस्य पूजा; तस्याः समाप्तिः; तस्याम्)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: निपातार्थ (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (particle: but/indeed)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: क्रिया (Injunctive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/should); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धेनुम्: a cow
• धेनुम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• स-वत्सिकाम्: with her calf
• स-वत्सिकाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + वत्सिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वत्सिकया सह = with a calf)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having made’

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: कर्म (Object of ‘having made’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सुवर्णस्य: of gold
• सुवर्णस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; material)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पल-मानस्य: measured in palas (by weight)
• पल-मानस्य: सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (Genitive qualifier of ‘gold’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पल (प्रातिपदिक) + मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पलेन मानम् = measured by palas)

• स-अम्बरम्: with a covering/cloth
• स-अम्बरम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘seat’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अम्बरेण सह = with a cloth/covering)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Dāna at the close of Śiva-pūjā is framed as a means to soften pāśa (bondage) through puṇya and guru/Deva-prasāda, supporting eligibility for Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse teaches that true Śiva-bhakti culminates in dāna (sacred giving): after worship, one shares auspicious wealth for dharma. In a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, such charity purifies the paśu (individual soul) by loosening bonds of possessiveness (pāśa) and aligning one’s action with devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

It presents the practical conclusion of Saguna Śiva worship—after honoring the Liṅga with offerings, the devotee seals the rite with an outward act of generosity, expressing that worship is not only ritual but also ethical transformation and compassionate action.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A post-pūjā practice of dāna is prescribed: gifting a cow with her calf and offering a prepared golden seat with covering. The takeaway is to complete Śiva-pūjā with a deliberate act of charity as part of the rite’s fruition.