Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

पूजाविधिः

Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances

Devanagari script

पश्चाच्चावाहयेद्देवं मंत्रेणानेन वै नरः । कैलासशिखरस्थं च पार्वतीपतिमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

paścāccāvāhayeddevaṃ maṃtreṇānena vai naraḥ | kailāsaśikharasthaṃ ca pārvatīpatimuttamam

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក អ្នកបូជាគួរអញ្ជើញព្រះដ៏ទេវៈដោយមន្តនេះឯង—ព្រះសិវៈ ព្រះប្តីដ៏ឧត្តមនៃព្រះបារវតី ដែលស្ថិតលើកំពូលភ្នំកៃលាស។

Word by Word

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), काल/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal/sequence adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction/particle)

• āvāhayet: should invoke
• āvāhayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vah (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• devam: the deity
• devam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• maṃtreṇa: with (a) mantra
• maṃtreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• anena: with this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter usage), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (emphatic particle)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• kailāsa-śikhara-stham: situated on the peak of Kailāsa
• kailāsa-śikhara-stham: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + śikhara (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• pārvatī-patim: the lord (husband) of Pārvatī
• pārvatī-patim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• uttamam: supreme, excellent
• uttamam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) पार्वतीपतिम् इति विशेष्यस्य

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kailasa

FAQs

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

It teaches the essential upāsanā-step of āvāhana—consciously inviting Pati (Śiva) into one’s worship—so devotion becomes a living encounter with the Lord’s grace rather than a mere external act.

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

By naming Śiva as Pārvatīpati dwelling on Kailāsa, the verse emphasizes saguna-dhyāna (personal form with attributes). In liṅga-pūjā, the same Śiva is invoked into the liṅga as the accessible focus for devotion and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform āvāhana with the prescribed mantra, while meditating on Śiva seated on Kailāsa as Pārvatī’s Lord—bringing mind, speech, and offering into one-pointed worship.