Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 80

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

नमस्कारं ततः कृत्वा परिवारगणैस्सह । प्रहर्षमतुलं लब्ध्वा कार्यं कुर्याद्यथासुखम्

Transliteration

namaskāraṃ tataḥ kṛtvā parivāragaṇaissaha | praharṣamatulaṃ labdhvā kāryaṃ kuryādyathāsukham

Translation

അനന്തരം തന്റെ പരിവാരഗണങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ നമസ്കാരം അർപ്പിച്ച്, അതുലമായ ആനന്ദം പ്രാപിച്ച്, യഥായോഗ്യം യഥാസുഖം തന്റെ കര്‍ത്തവ്യങ്ങള്‍ നിർവഹിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• नमस्कारम्: salutation
• नमस्कारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular masculine

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• परिवार-गणैः: with the group of attendants
• परिवार-गणैः: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवार (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन; instrumental plural masculine

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (particle meaning 'with')

• प्रहर्षम्: joy/delight
• प्रहर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular masculine

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् प्रहर्षम् प्रति; accusative singular masculine

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having obtained)

• कार्यम्: the task/duty
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada; 'should do'

• यथा-सुखम्: as comfortably/as one pleases
• यथा-सुखम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes post-worship ‘prasāda’ as lived dharma: joy and steadiness in worldly duties after Śiva’s grace—pilgrimage continues as right action.

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 beginning with namaskāra (humble surrender) aligns the mind with Shiva, producing inner praharṣa (uplifted joy) and making one’s actions dharmic and unburdened—an attitude central to Shaiva devotion.

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

In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, pranāma and respectful salutation are the gateway acts (upacāras) that place the devotee in right relationship with Pati (Shiva); from that devotion arises calm joy, after which worldly duties are performed as offerings rather than ego-driven acts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer a simple namaskāra to Shiva before work—mentally or before the Linga—optionally with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” then proceed with duties in a steady, content mind.