Shloka 33

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

लिंगं घृतेन संस्नाप्य पुष्पगंधादिभिस्तथा । नैवेद्यधूपदीपैश्च संपूज्य वृषभं शुभम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ ghṛtena saṃsnāpya puṣpagaṃdhādibhistathā | naivedyadhūpadīpaiśca saṃpūjya vṛṣabhaṃ śubham || 33 ||

Translation

ギーでシヴァ・リンガを沐浴させ、さらに花や香などで供養し、ナイヴェーディヤ、香、灯明を捧げて礼拝したのち、吉祥なる牡牛ナンディンにもまた正しく供養すべきである。

Word by Word

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana

• ghṛtena: with ghee
• ghṛtena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd), Ekavacana

• saṃsnāpya: having bathed (it)
• saṃsnāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√snā (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा) (lyap-form), Absolutive/Gerund, ‘having bathed/abluted’

• puṣpa-gaṃdha-ādibhiḥ: with flowers, fragrances, etc.
• puṣpa-gaṃdha-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṃdha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘puṣpa-gaṃdhādayaḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd), Bahuvacana

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb

• naivedya-dhūpa-dīpaiḥ: with offerings, incense, and lamps
• naivedya-dhūpa-dīpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक) + dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) (itaretara), Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√pūj (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), Absolutive/Gerund, ‘having worshipped’

• vṛṣabham: the bull (Nandin)
• vṛṣabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana; adjective qualifying vṛṣabham

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; ritual instruction narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga
• Nandin (Vrsabha)

FAQs

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

It teaches completeness in worship: abhiṣeka (bathing), upacāras (flowers, fragrance, incense, lamp, food), and honoring Śiva’s attendant Nandin—signifying reverence for both the deity and the sacred retinue that supports devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here is expressed through attentive service (seva) and offering—performing worship with care and purity, and extending devotion beyond the main icon (liṅga) to Nandin, reflecting humble, relational devotion rather than mere formality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the ordered sequence of upacāras—abhiṣeka, gandha/puṣpa, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya—showing practical liturgical structure used in temple and home pūjā traditions.