Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 68

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

ज्वरप्रलापशांत्यर्थं जल धारा शुभावहा । शतरुद्रियमंत्रेण रुद्रस्यैकादशेन तु

Transliteration

jvarapralāpaśāṃtyarthaṃ jala dhārā śubhāvahā | śatarudriyamaṃtreṇa rudrasyaikādaśena tu

Translation

Untuk meredakan demam dan ucapan meracau, jaladhārā (abhiṣeka), iaitu curahan air yang berterusan, adalah amalan yang membawa keberkatan dan kesejahteraan—dilakukan dengan mantra Śatarudrīya serta pemanggilan Rudra sebelas kali (ekādaśa).

Word by Word

• jvara-pralāpa-śānti-artham: for the purpose of pacifying fever and delirium
• jvara-pralāpa-śānti-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक) + pralāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + śānti (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); prayojana (purpose)

• jala-dhārā: water-stream (libation)
• jala-dhārā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• śubhā-vahā: bringing auspiciousness
• śubhā-vahā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + vahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); jaladhārā-viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)

• śata-rudriya-maṃtreṇa: by the Śatarudriya mantra
• śata-rudriya-maṃtreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + rudriya (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); karaṇa (instrument/means)

• rudrasya: of Rudra
• rudrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ekādaśena: with the elevenfold (recitation)
• ekādaśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); saṅkhyā-vācaka (numeral)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/भावबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), contrast/continuation particle

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga; it presents a śānti/auṣadha-phala (pacification of fever and delirium) through Rudrābhiṣeka with Śatarudrīya and ekādaśa-Rudra framing.

Significance: Positions abhiṣeka as both spiritual and therapeutic śānti-kriyā: alleviating afflictions (jvara, pralāpa) understood as pाश (bondage/duḥkha) while invoking Rudra’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Śatarudrīya / Rudram is referenced, not quoted)

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

The verse presents Rudra’s grace as both healing and auspicious: suffering (fever, mental agitation) is calmed through devotional abhisheka and mantra, showing Saguna Shiva as the compassionate remover of distress and giver of śānti.

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

The “jala-dhārā” implies continuous water-offering (abhisheka), a hallmark of Linga worship. It affirms that tangible ritual to Saguna Rudra—supported by Vedic Śatarudrīya—channels Shiva’s benevolence into the devotee’s embodied life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform jala-dhārā abhisheka while reciting the Śatarudrīya, ideally with an elevenfold Rudra recitation/invocation (Ekādaśa Rudra), as a śānti practice for calming feverish distress and mental agitation.