Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः

Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation

Devanagari script

सुरत्नपूर्णं ससुवर्णतोयं सुकुंकुमाद्यं सकुशं सपुष्पम् । प्रदत्तमादाय सहेमपात्रं प्रशस्तमर्घ्यं भगवन्प्रसीद

Transliteration

suratnapūrṇaṃ sasuvarṇatoyaṃ sukuṃkumādyaṃ sakuśaṃ sapuṣpam | pradattamādāya sahemapātraṃ praśastamarghyaṃ bhagavanprasīda

Translation

Wahai Bhagavān, berkenanlah. Terimalah arghya yang mulia ini—penuh permata indah, bercampur air dan emas, harum oleh kumkuma dan wewangian suci lainnya, disertai kuśa dan bunga—yang dipersembahkan dalam bejana emas.

Word by Word

• सुरत्नपूर्णम्: filled with fine jewels
• सुरत्नपूर्णम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-रत्न-पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: सुरत्नैः पूर्णम् (filled with excellent gems)

• स: with
• स: सम्बन्ध (Associative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद (prefix-like particle) अर्थः: ‘सहित/युक्त’ (with)

• सुवर्णतोयम्: golden water
• सुवर्णतोयम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण-तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सुवर्णस्य तोयम् (water with gold / golden water)

• सुकुंकुमाद्यम्: with good kuṅkuma etc.
• सुकुंकुमाद्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-कुङ्कुम-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: सु (good) + कुङ्कुम (saffron/vermilion) + आद्य (etc., beginning with)

• स: with
• स: सम्बन्ध (Associative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद (prefix-like particle) अर्थः: ‘सहित/युक्त’ (with)

• कुशम्: kuśa grass
• कुशम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स: with
• स: सम्बन्ध (Associative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद (prefix-like particle) अर्थः: ‘सहित/युक्त’ (with)

• पुष्पम्: flowers
• पुष्पम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रदत्तम्: given/offered
• प्रदत्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदत्त (कृदन्त; √दा धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; √दा (to give)

• आदाय: having taken/received
• आदाय: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; आ + √दा (to take)

• स: with
• स: सम्बन्ध (Associative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद (prefix-like particle) अर्थः: ‘सहित/युक्त’ (with)

• हेमपात्रम्: a golden vessel
• हेमपात्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम-पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हेम्नः पात्रम् (golden vessel)

• प्रशस्तम्: excellent/praised
• प्रशस्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त (कृदन्त; √शंस् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; √शंस् (to praise)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (ritual offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• प्रसीद: be pleased
• प्रसीद: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; प्र + √सद् (to be gracious/pleased)

Speaker

A devotee (as narrated by Suta Goswami in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models arghya as a bhakti-act that invites prasāda (grace) and purification of the worshipper.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सुरत्नपूर्णं ससुवर्णतोयं सुकुंकुमाद्यं सकुशं सपुष्पम् । प्रदत्तमादाय सहेमपात्रं प्रशस्तमर्घ्यं भगवन्प्रसीद

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses bhakti through a complete, reverent arghya—symbolizing surrender of wealth, purity, and intention—seeking Shiva’s prasāda (grace), which in Shaiva Siddhanta is the decisive aid for liberation.

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

Arghya is a standard upacāra in Saguna Shiva/Liṅga worship: the devotee honors Shiva as the living Lord present for worship, offering sanctified substances (water, kuśa, flowers, fragrance) to invite and please the Deity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform arghya during Shiva-pūjā with clean water, flowers, kuśa, and fragrant substances while praying “bhagavan prasīda,” ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).