Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

पूजाविधिः

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

Devanagari script

अर्पणीयाः शिवायैव मंत्रैर्नानाविधैरपि । ततः पुष्पाणि देयानि पंचास्याय महात्मने

Transliteration

arpaṇīyāḥ śivāyaiva maṃtrairnānāvidhairapi | tataḥ puṣpāṇi deyāni paṃcāsyāya mahātmane

Translation

ही अर्पणे विविध मंत्रांसह केवळ शिवालाच करावीत। त्यानंतर महात्मा पंचास्य (पंचमुख) प्रभूस पुष्प अर्पण करावीत।

Word by Word

• अर्पणीयाः: to be offered
• अर्पणीयाः: Vidhi (विधेय/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्प् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/कर्तव्यता: to be offered); पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (वस्तूनि/द्रव्याणि इत्यादि अनुक्त-पदस्य विशेषण)

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नाना-विधैः: of various kinds
• नाना-विधैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: नानाविध (many kinds); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; मन्त्रैः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम-अव्यय (then)

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (कर्मरूपेण)

• देयानि: to be given
• देयानि: Vidhi (विधेय/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत्/अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यता-वाचक कृदन्त (gerundive: to be given); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; पुष्पाणि इत्यस्य विशेषण

• पञ्चास्याय: to the five-faced (Śiva)
• पञ्चास्याय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: पञ्च आस्यानि यस्य सः (बहुव्रीहि); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महान् आत्मा यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; पञ्चास्याय इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बोधनार्थ-स्तुति

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches ekāgratā (one-pointed devotion): offerings are directed to Śiva alone, and mantra plus flower-offering becomes a disciplined act of bhakti that purifies the devotee and turns the mind toward Pati (Śiva), the liberator.

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

Although the verse names Pañcāsya (the five-faced form of Śiva), the instruction fits standard Liṅga-pūjā: mantras are recited and flowers are offered to the manifest (saguṇa) form, which serves as a sacred support for realizing Śiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mantra-japa during pūjā and offer flowers afterward as upacāra; practitioners commonly pair this with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining reverence for Śiva as the sole recipient of worship in that rite.