Shloka 2

Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship

Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras

Devanagari script

विमन्त्र्य तान्समाहूय मध्याह्न चाप्लुताञ्छुचीन् । विधिवद्भोजयेद्भक्त्या स्वाद्वन्नैर्विविधैश्शुभैः

Transliteration

vimantrya tānsamāhūya madhyāhna cāplutāñchucīn | vidhivadbhojayedbhaktyā svādvannairvividhaiśśubhaiḥ

Translation

彼らを恭しく招き集め、正午—すでに沐浴して清浄となった時—法にかなって、信愛をもって饗し、吉祥にして美味なるさまざまの食を供すべきである。

Word by Word

• विमन्त्र्य: having invited (formally)
• विमन्त्र्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समाहूय: having called together
• समाहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• आप्लुतान्: bathed/washed
• आप्लुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-प्लु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• शुचीन्: pure/clean
• शुचीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• विधिवत्: properly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'according to rule')

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) [णिच् causative: भोजय]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वाद्वन्नैः: with tasty foods
• स्वाद्वन्नैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वादु + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• शुभैः: auspicious/excellent
• शुभैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed conduct as taught in the Kailasha Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; it encodes the Śaiva dharma of atithi-satkāra and bhakta-bhojana as a means to please Umāpati and receive grace.

Significance: Feeding Śiva’s devotees (bhakta-bhojana) is framed as a meritorious substitute/extension of direct worship, purifying karma and strengthening devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It teaches that bhakti is expressed through disciplined dharma—inviting, purifying, and serving others at the proper time and in the proper manner—so that outward ritual order supports inner devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, service to Shiva’s devotees and guests is treated as an extension of pūjā; feeding the purified invitees with devotion complements Linga-worship by embodying reverence, purity, and right conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical rite is midday hospitality (atithi-sevā/anna-dāna) after bathing and purification, performed “vidhivat” with devotional intent—an external discipline that steadies the mind for mantra-japa and pūjā.