Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 85

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

अत्र भुक्त्वाखिलं सौख्यं पुत्रपौत्रादिभिः शुभम् । ततो याति महेशस्य लोकं सर्वसुखावहम्

Transliteration

atra bhuktvākhilaṃ saukhyaṃ putrapautrādibhiḥ śubham | tato yāti maheśasya lokaṃ sarvasukhāvaham

Translation

Aqui mesmo, após desfrutar de toda felicidade auspiciosa junto de filhos, netos e demais, então ele vai ao mundo de Maheśa (o Senhor Śiva) — o reino que concede toda bem-aventurança.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having eaten/enjoyed’

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सौख्यम्: happiness/comfort
• सौख्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुत्र: son
• पुत्र: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• पौत्र: grandson
• पौत्र: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• आदिभिः: with etc. (and others)
• आदिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = etc.

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सौख्यस्य)

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (then/from there)

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• महेशस्य: of Mahesha (Śiva)
• महेशस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal-Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वसुखावहम्: bringing all happiness
• सर्वसुखावहम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सुख + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लोकस्य); समासः: षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष ‘सर्वेषां सुखानाम् आवहः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A classic bhukti–mukti phalaśruti: the devotee gains auspicious worldly prosperity (family continuity, happiness) and then attains Maheśa-loka. In Siddhānta terms, this frames graded fruits culminating in proximity to Śiva, ultimately dependent on anugraha.

Significance: Promises both household welfare and post-mortem ascent to Śiva’s realm, motivating sustained devotion and ritual observance.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents a Shaiva phala-śruti: a devotee is blessed first with auspicious worldly fulfillment (family prosperity) and finally with Śiva’s loka—signifying the Lord’s grace culminating in liberation-oriented attainment.

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

By praising entry into Maheśa’s loka as the ultimate fruit, it supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (such as Liṅga worship) as a grace-bearing path where devotion yields both dharmic well-being and final divine proximity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse functions as a results-statement: steady Śiva-bhakti—classically expressed through Liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and wearing rudrākṣa with bhasma—leads to auspicious life and Śiva-loka.