Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

एवं व्रतेन संपूर्णे वर्षे जाते नरस्तदा । उद्यापनविधिं कुर्याद्व्रतसम्पूर्त्तिहेतवे

Transliteration

evaṃ vratena saṃpūrṇe varṣe jāte narastadā | udyāpanavidhiṃ kuryādvratasampūrttihetave

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ വ്രതം സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായി ഒരു വർഷം കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ, വ്രതത്തിന്റെ പൂർണ്ണസിദ്ധിക്കായി മനുഷ്യൻ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ഉദ്യാപനവിധി നടത്തണം।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• vratena: by/with the vow
• vratena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3/तृतीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• saṃpūrṇe: when completed
• saṃpūrṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); locative absolute with varṣe

• varṣe: in the year
• varṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); locative absolute

• jāte: having occurred / having come
• jāte: Kāla/Adhikaraṇa (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Past passive participle (क्त) in locative absolute

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• udyāpana-vidhim: the concluding rite/procedure
• udyāpana-vidhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyāpana (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: udyāpanasya vidhiḥ

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vrata-sampūrtti-hetave: for the purpose of completing the vow
• vrata-sampūrtti-hetave: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + sampūrtti (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Caturthī (4/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: vratasyāḥ sampūrttyāḥ hetave (for the cause/purpose of completion of the vow)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames the vrata’s completion through udyāpana, a rite that ritually ‘seals’ merit and makes the observance siddha (fully efficacious).

Significance: Emphasizes that vrata-phala is stabilized by proper conclusion (udyāpana), aligning personal discipline with Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vow is spiritually complete only when it is concluded with udyāpana—an act of gratitude and disciplined closure—so the devotee’s bhakti and niyama become ripe for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

Year-long Shaiva vows are typically sustained through regular Saguna Shiva worship (often Linga-pūjā with mantra, offerings, and purity observances). The udyāpana seals that devotion as a complete offering to Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It specifically points to performing the udyāpana (concluding rite) after the yearly vrata; in Shaiva practice this is commonly accompanied by mantra-japa (e.g., Panchākṣarī), pūjā, and acts of giving/feeding as the vow’s completion.