Shloka 7

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे षष्ठ्यां कैलाशसंहितायां शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāśasaṃhitāyāṃ śivadhyānapūjanavarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, pada kitab keenam yang disebut Kailāsa-saṁhitā, berakhirlah bab ketujuh berjudul “Uraian tentang Meditasi atas Śiva dan Tata Pemujaan-Nya.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concluding particle/इत्यर्थक)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारय/नामधेय-समास (श्रीशिवमहापुराणम्)

• षष्ठ्याम्: in the sixth (book)
• षष्ठ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to संहितायाम्)

• कैलास-संहितायाम्: in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
• कैलास-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कैलासस्य संहिता)

• शिव-ध्यान-पूजन-वर्णनम्: the description of Śiva’s meditation and worship
• शिव-ध्यान-पूजन-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjana (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य ध्यानपूजनयोः वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Viśeṣaṇa-marker (नाम-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable used as ‘named/called’)

• सप्तमः: seventh
• सप्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon that seals the teaching: the path of Śiva-dhyāna (meditation) and Śiva-pūjā (worship) is presented as a complete, authoritative means for approaching Pati (Lord Shiva) and moving toward liberation.

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

By naming the chapter as “meditation and worship of Shiva,” it frames the practice-oriented approach typical of Saguna upāsanā—often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā and devotional contemplation—leading the devotee toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is a concluding title, pointing to the chapter’s focus: Śiva-dhyāna alongside Śiva-pūjā—commonly supported in the Purāṇa by mantra-japa (notably the Pañcākṣarī), offerings, and disciplined devotional practice.