Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

प्रणवेनैव गव्येन स्नापयेत्पयसा च तम् । दध्ना च मधुना चैव तथा चेक्षुरसेन तु

Transliteration

praṇavenaiva gavyena snāpayetpayasā ca tam | dadhnā ca madhunā caiva tathā cekṣurasena tu

Translation

ပရဏဝ (Oṁ) ကိုသာ ရွတ်ဆိုလျက်၊ သူ့ကို (ရှီဝလင်္ဂ) ကို နွားမှထွက်သော ပစ္စည်းများဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း၊ နို့ဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း ရေချိုးပူဇော်ရမည်။ ထို့အတူ ဒဓိ (ယိုဂတ်/နို့ချဉ်) နှင့် ပျားရည်ဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း၊ ကြံရည်ဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गव्येन: with cow-product (e.g., pañcagavya)
• गव्येन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (him)
• स्नापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘cause to bathe’)

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तम्: him (that Rudra)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दध्ना: with curd/yogurt
• दध्ना: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इक्षुरसेन: with sugarcane juice
• इक्षुरसेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इक्षोः रसः)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Nipāta (निपात/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘and/indeed/however’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-worship procedures to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Abhiṣeka with purifying and nourishing substances while reciting Oṃ is presented as a direct upacāra that invites Śiva’s grace and removes ritual/inner impurity (mala) by disciplined worship.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: Oṃ (Praṇava)

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is approached through both mantra and offering: the Praṇava (Oṁ) sanctifies the act, while pure, sattvic substances express devotion—uniting inner remembrance with outer worship in a Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.

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

The Liṅga is the worshipful form (saguṇa-upāsanā) through which the devotee serves Pati (Śiva). Abhiṣeka with milk, curd, honey, and sugarcane juice is a concrete devotional service that supports concentration and reverence toward Śiva’s manifested presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform liṅga-abhiṣeka while chanting Oṁ (Praṇava), offering cow-derived sanctified substances—milk, curd, honey—and sugarcane juice, keeping the mind steady in devotion and purity during the rite.