Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

पवित्रजलभाण्डेषु मंत्रैः तोयं क्षिपेत्ततः । शुद्धीकृत्य यथान्यायं सितवस्त्रेण साधकः

Transliteration

pavitrajalabhāṇḍeṣu maṃtraiḥ toyaṃ kṣipettataḥ | śuddhīkṛtya yathānyāyaṃ sitavastreṇa sādhakaḥ

Translation

Kemudian pengamal hendaklah, dengan mantra, menuangkan air ke dalam bejana yang dikhususkan bagi air suci. Setelah disucikan menurut aturan, hendaklah ia menapisnya melalui kain putih yang bersih sesuai tatacara ritual.

Word by Word

• पवित्र-जल-भाण्डेषु: in vessels of purified water
• पवित्र-जल-भाण्डेषु: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक) + भाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; समासः—(पवित्रं जलं यस्मिन्) इति जलभाण्डम्, तस्मिन् (सप्तमी)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: करण (करणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• क्षिपेत्: should sprinkle/throw
• क्षिपेत्: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/काल-देशसूचक (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शुद्धीकृत्य: having purified
• शुद्धीकृत्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुद्धी-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; धातुः—कृ (8 उ.); उपपद—शुद्धी (नामधातु/भाव)

• यथा-न्यायम्: according to rule
• यथा-न्यायम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverb)

• सित-वस्त्रेण: with a white cloth
• सित-वस्त्रेण: करण (करणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—सितं वस्त्रम्

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes the practitioner’s need to overcome impurity and negligence; in Siddhānta terms, ritual purification addresses the soul’s obscuration (tirodhāna) by preparing a fit medium for grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer purity supports inner purity: mantra and careful preparation of water make the offering fit for Shiva, aligning the worshipper’s mind with śuddhi (purification) and devotion toward Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

In Linga worship, sanctified water is central for abhiṣeka; this verse prescribes how the sādhaka prepares and purifies that water so the offering to Saguna Shiva is ritually and mentally consecrated.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa while preparing tīrtha (consecrated water) and filtering it through a clean white cloth—an act of both physical cleansing and mindful preparation before Shiva abhiṣeka.