Shloka 47

Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna

Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

शर्वो भवश्च रुद्र श्च उग्रोभीम इतीश्वरः । महादेवः पशुपतिरेतान्मूर्तिभिरर्चयेत्

Transliteration

śarvo bhavaśca rudra śca ugrobhīma itīśvaraḥ | mahādevaḥ paśupatiretānmūrtibhirarcayet

Translation

ຄວນນະມັດສະການພຣະອີສະວະຣະ (Īśvara) ໃນຮູບປາກົດເຫຼົ່ານີ້: ຊາຣະວະ (Śarva), ພະວະ (Bhava), ຣຸດຣະ (Rudra), ອຸກຣະ (Ugra), ພີມະ (Bhīma) ແລະຍັງເປັນ ມະຫາເທວະ (Mahādeva) ກັບ ປະຊຸປະຕິ (Paśupati) ໂດຍບູຊາຜ່ານມູຣຕິອັນສັກສິດເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ។

Word by Word

• शर्वः: Śarva (name of Śiva)
• शर्वः: सम्बोधन/नामनिर्देश (Saṃjñā/Name-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भवः: Bhava (name of Śiva)
• भवः: सम्बोधन/नामनिर्देश (Saṃjñā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुद्रः: Rudra (name of Śiva)
• रुद्रः: सम्बोधन/नामनिर्देश (Saṃjñā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उग्रः: Ugra (name of Śiva)
• उग्रः: सम्बोधन/नामनिर्देश (Saṃjñā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भीमः: Bhīma (name of Śiva)
• भीमः: सम्बोधन/नामनिर्देश (Saṃjñā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus; as (named)
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: सम्बोधन/नामनिर्देश (Saṃjñā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् देवः)

• पशुपतिः: Paśupati (Lord of beings)
• पशुपतिः: सम्बोधन/नामनिर्देश (Saṃjñā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पशूनां पतिः)

• एतान्: these (forms/names)
• एतान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• मूर्तिभिः: with forms; by embodiments
• मूर्तिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: विधेय/क्रिया (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that the one Supreme Śiva is approachable through multiple sacred forms and names; devotion to these manifestations purifies the soul (paśu) and leads it toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.

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

It supports Saguna upāsanā: while Śiva is ultimately beyond form, the devotee worships Him through recognizable forms and names—commonly through liṅgārcana—so the mind can steadily abide in the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāma-upāsanā and liṅga-pūjā by invoking these names during archana (offering flowers, water, bilva), and mentally contemplate Paśupati as the Lord who frees beings from bondage.