Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

नवमल्लीचिबिलिकैः कुंदैस्समुचुकुन्दकैः । मन्दारैर्बिल्वपत्रैश्च द्रोणैर्मरुबकैर्वृकैः । ग्रन्थिपर्णैर्दमनकैः सुरम्यैश्चूतपल्लवैः

Transliteration

navamallīcibilikaiḥ kuṃdaissamucukundakaiḥ | mandārairbilvapatraiśca droṇairmarubakairvṛkaiḥ | granthiparṇairdamanakaiḥ suramyaiścūtapallavaiḥ

Translation

त्यांनी नवमल्लिका व चिबिलिका, शुभ्र कुंद व समुचुकुंद पुष्पांनी; दिव्य मन्दार व बिल्वपत्रांनी; द्रोण, मरुबक व वृक पुष्पांनी; तसेच सुगंधी ग्रन्थिपर्ण, दमनक आणि अतिरम्य आंब्याच्या पल्लवांनी शिवाची सम्यक् अर्चना केली।

Word by Word

• नवमल्ली-चिबिलिकैः: with navamallī and cibilikā (flowers)
• नवमल्ली-चिबिलिकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमल्ली (प्रातिपदिक) + चिबिलिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• कुन्दैः: with kunda (jasmine) flowers
• कुन्दैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• समुचुकुन्दकैः: with samucukundaka (flowers)
• समुचुकुन्दकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुचुकुन्दक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• मन्दारैः: with mandāra (coral tree) flowers
• मन्दारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• बिल्वपत्रैः: with bilva leaves
• बिल्वपत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction 'and'

• द्रोणैः: with droṇa (a plant/flowers)
• द्रोणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• मरुबकैः: with marubaka (flowers)
• मरुबकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• वृकैः: with vṛka (a plant)
• वृकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• ग्रन्थिपर्णैः: with granthiparṇa (knotty-leaved)
• ग्रन्थिपर्णैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रन्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; 'knotty-leaved' plant

• दमनकैः: with damanaka (flowers)
• दमनकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• सुरम्यैः: very beautiful
• सुरम्यैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; qualifies following plural noun

• चूतपल्लवैः: with mango shoots/leaves
• चूतपल्लवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूत (प्रातिपदिक) + पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; notable here is explicit bilva-patra offering, a hallmark of Śiva worship across sthala traditions.

Significance: Bilva-leaf offering is classically praised as highly pleasing to Śiva; the verse reinforces the principle that simple leaves offered with devotion equal grand gifts.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through pure, sattvic offerings—flowers, bilva leaves, and fragrant shoots—showing that reverent intention (śraddhā) and devotional service to Pati (Shiva) sanctify material substances and turn them into means of grace.

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

Such flowers and especially bilva leaves are classic upacāras for Saguna Shiva worship, commonly offered to the Shiva-liṅga; the list reflects traditional puja materials used to honor Shiva’s manifest, approachable form while remembering his transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-puja with bilva leaves and fresh flowers while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steady attention; keep the offering mindfully as an act of inner surrender rather than mere external ritual.