Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्विती यायां रुद्रसंहितायां प्रथमखण्डे सृष्ट्युपाख्याने शिवपूजाविधिवर्णनो नामैकादशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitī yāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ prathamakhaṇḍe sṛṣṭyupākhyāne śivapūjāvidhivarṇano nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim, no Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—na segunda seção, a Rudra Saṃhitā—na primeira subdivisão, o relato da Sṛṣṭi (Criação)—encerra-se o Capítulo Décimo Primeiro, intitulado “Descrição do Método de Adoração de Śiva”.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (संहितायाम् इति)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudrasaṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra-saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—रुद्रस्य संहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रथमखण्डे: in the first section
• प्रथमखण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prathama-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—प्रथमः खण्डः (कर्मधारय)

• सृष्ट्युपाख्याने: in the narrative of creation
• सृष्ट्युपाख्याने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi-upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सन्धिः/समासः—सृष्टि + उपाख्यान (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्राय: सृष्टेः उपाख्यानम्)

• शिवपूजाविधिवर्णनः: (the chapter) describing the procedure of Śiva-worship
• शिवपूजाविधिवर्णनः: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-pūjā-vidhi-varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य पूजाया विधेः वर्णनम् → वर्णनः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Predicate marker (नाम-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable: 'named/called')

• एकादशः: eleventh
• एकादशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक/संख्यावाचक विशेषण (ordinal/cardinal used adjectivally)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon context, concluding narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti) marking the completion of the chapter on Śiva-pūjā-vidhi; not tied to a single jyotirliṅga site.

Significance: Textual tīrtha: hearing/reciting the chapter-colophon is traditionally considered completion-merit (pāraṇa-phala) and seals the ritual instruction as a whole.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter that codifies Śiva-pūjā as a direct, grace-oriented path: disciplined worship of Saguna Śiva (especially through the Liṅga) purifies the soul and prepares it for Śiva’s anugraha (liberating favor).

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

By naming the chapter as “Śiva-pūjā-vidhi-varṇana,” it frames Liṅga/Saguna-Śiva worship as an authoritative, prescribed practice within the creation narrative—showing that proper ritual devotion is integral to dharma and spiritual ascent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While this line itself is a concluding marker, it points to the completed teaching on Śiva-pūjā-vidhi—typically including mantra-japa (often the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offerings to the Liṅga, and purity disciplines such as bhasma and devotion-centered meditation.