Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67

पूजाविधिः

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

Devanagari script

दीपो देयस्ततस्तस्मै शंकराय घृतप्लुतः । अर्घं दद्यात्पुनस्तस्मै मंत्रेणानेन भक्तितः

Transliteration

dīpo deyastatastasmai śaṃkarāya ghṛtaplutaḥ | arghaṃ dadyātpunastasmai maṃtreṇānena bhaktitaḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം നെയ്യിൽ നനഞ്ഞ ദീപം ആ ഭഗവാൻ ശങ്കരനു സമർപ്പിക്കണം. പിന്നെയും ഭക്തിയോടെ ഈ മന്ത്രത്തോടുകൂടെ അവനു അർഘ്യം (ആദരജലം) അർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• दीपः: a lamp
• दीपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देयः: should be offered
• देयः: Vidhi (विधेय/आज्ञार्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: यत्-कृत्य (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘देयः’ = ‘to be given/should be offered’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• शंकराय: to Śaṅkara
• शंकराय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• घृतप्लुतः: soaked with ghee
• घृतप्लुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (घृतेन प्लुतः = ‘smeared/filled with ghee’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; दीपस्य विशेषणम्

• अर्घम्: arghya offering (water/oblation)
• अर्घम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भक्तितः: devoutly/from devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), अर्थः: ‘भक्त्या/भक्तिपूर्वकं’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating prescribed worship in the Rudrasaṃhitā to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights dīpa-dāna and arghya as honorific offerings to Śiva; lamp symbolizes removal of avidyā (pāśa) and arghya signifies surrender and welcome to the Lord.

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that devotion expressed through sacred offerings—light (dīpa) and respectful arghya—purifies the devotee and turns the mind toward Śiva, the auspicious Pati, making worship inwardly luminous as well as outwardly proper.

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is approached through tangible rites. Offering a ghee lamp and arghya are classic upacāras used in Liṅga-pūjā, honoring Śiva as present and receptive to devotion while guiding the devotee toward His higher, transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dīpa-dāna (offering a ghee lamp) and then offer arghya while reciting the prescribed mantra with steady bhakti; the practical takeaway is mantra-yukta pūjā—ritual joined to focused remembrance.