Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

पुष्पैर्वा चन्दनैर्वापि गन्धेनैव शुभेन च । नैवेद्ये सुरम्येण नीराजेन विधानतः

Transliteration

puṣpairvā candanairvāpi gandhenaiva śubhena ca | naivedye suramyeṇa nīrājena vidhānataḥ

Translation

Seseorang hendaklah memuja Śiva menurut tata cara yang benar: mempersembahkan bunga, atau cendana, atau harum-haruman yang suci; serta menyajikan naivedya (persembahan makanan) yang indah dan melakukan nīrājana (upacara melambai cahaya) menurut aturan ritual.

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (neut. instrumental plural)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle; or)

• चन्दनैः: with sandalwood
• चन्दनैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (neut. instrumental plural)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (particle; also/even)

• गन्धेन: with fragrance
• गन्धेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (masc. instrumental singular)

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

• शुभेन: auspicious
• शुभेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (masc. instrumental singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of गन्धेन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction; and)

• नैवेद्ये: in/with food-offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (neut. locative singular)

• सुरम्येण: with very delightful (offering)
• सुरम्येण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (neut. instrumental singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier of implied offering/naivedya)

• नीराजेन: with ārati / waving of lights
• नीराजेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (neut. instrumental singular)

• विधानतः: according to prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतस् (अव्यय; तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (adverb; 'according to rule')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes the general Śaiva pūjā-mārga: offering upacāras to Śiva purifies the paśu and becomes a means for Śiva’s anugraha (grace) to remove mala and ripen the soul for liberation.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that devotion becomes steady and purifying when expressed through disciplined, reverent offerings—fragrance, flowers, food, and light—performed according to śāstric vidhi, aligning the worshipper (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati).

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

These offerings are classic upacāras of Saguna worship, especially in Liṅga-pūjā: scent (gandha), flowers (puṣpa), naivedya, and nīrājana. Through tangible rites, the devotee approaches the formless (Nirguna) reality of Śiva via a consecrated form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform orderly Shiva-pūjā with gandha, puṣpa, naivedya, and nīrājana; while offering, maintain bhakti and inward remembrance—optionally repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as the mental support of the rite.