Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

पठित्वैवं च पुष्पाणि शिवोपरि मुदा न्यसेत् । स्वस्त्ययनं ततः कृत्वा ह्याशिषो विविधास्तथा

Transliteration

paṭhitvaivaṃ ca puṣpāṇi śivopari mudā nyaset | svastyayanaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā hyāśiṣo vividhāstathā

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ മന്ത്രങ്ങൾ പാരായണം ചെയ്ത് ആനന്ദത്തോടെ ശിവനിൽ പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് സ്വസ്ത്യയന കർമ്മം ചെയ്ത് വിവിധ മംഗളാശീർവാദ പ്രാർത്ഥനകൾ സമർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• paṭhitvā: having recited/read
• paṭhitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund, क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), अव्ययभावेन; धातु: पठ् (to read/recite)

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle)

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

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• śiva-upari: upon Śiva
• śiva-upari: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; upari-प्रधानम्; अर्थ: ‘शिवस्य उपरि’ (on/over Śiva)

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण; means/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• nyaset: should place
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: नि+अस्/न्यस् (to place/lay)

• svastyayanam: the auspicious benediction (rite)
• svastyayanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svasti (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘स्वस्ति-आयनम्’ = मंगलकर्म/benediction rite

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्; sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावेन; धातु: कृ (to do)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• āśiṣaḥ: blessings
• āśiṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; implied ‘blessings [are/should be]’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आशिस्-शब्दः), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• vividhāḥ: various
• vividhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies āśiṣaḥ)

• tathā: likewise/so
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Śiva-pūjā procedure to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows the transition from mantra-recitation to offering (nyāsa of flowers) and concluding auspicious rites (svastyayana), framing pūjā as both devotion and welfare-rite.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship must unite mantra (recitation), bhakti (joyful offering), and maṅgala (auspicious benediction), so the devotee’s intention becomes purified and aligned with Śiva as Pati (the Lord who grants grace and well-being).

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

The instruction to place flowers ‘upon Śiva’ directly supports Saguna worship—honoring Śiva tangibly as the Liṅga or a consecrated form—where devotion is expressed through offerings after mantra-recitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple pūjā sequence is implied: recite the prescribed mantras, offer flowers to the Śiva-liṅga with joy, then perform svastyayana (prayers for auspiciousness) and conclude with benedictory wishes for welfare and spiritual progress.