Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

पश्चाद्विप्रांश्च संपूज्य भोजयेन्मधुरैर्मुदा । स्वयं चैव ततो भुंज्यान्मधुरं लवणं विना

Transliteration

paścādviprāṃśca saṃpūjya bhojayenmadhurairmudā | svayaṃ caiva tato bhuṃjyānmadhuraṃ lavaṇaṃ vinā

Translation

பின்னர் பிராமணர்களை முறையாகப் போற்றி, மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் இனிப்புப் பொருட்களை அவர்களுக்கு உணவாக அளிக்க வேண்டும். அதன் பின் தானும் உப்பைத் தவிர்த்து இனிய உணவை உண்ண வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (temporal/sequential adverb)

• विप्रान्: Brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable in use)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः

• मधुरैः: with sweets / sweet foods
• मधुरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) / विशेष्यभावे द्रव्यवाचक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वयम्: oneself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मकर्तृवाचक (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb), क्रम/कारणसूचक (thereafter/from that)

• भुञ्ज्यात्: should eat
• भुञ्ज्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• मधुरम्: sweet (food)
• मधुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लवणम्: salt / salty (food)
• लवणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lavaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वर्जनार्थक उपपद (preposition meaning 'without'); सह द्वितीयया (governs accusative)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the prescribed rite within the Kumārakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-worship is completed by humility and service: honoring and feeding the worthy (especially brāhmaṇas) and then practicing personal restraint. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, such disciplined action purifies the pashu (the bound soul) and reduces pasha (bondage) through right conduct.

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

After Linga/Saguna-Śiva pūjā, the rite flows into annadāna and respectful hospitality, expressing devotion in action. Serving Śiva’s devotees and maintaining purity in food are extensions of Linga-pūjā, reinforcing that devotion is not only mantra and offerings but also dharmic conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical vrata-guideline is indicated: feed brāhmaṇas with sweet offerings and then partake of sweet food oneself while avoiding salt—an act of dietary restraint supporting purity, steadiness in worship, and sense-control.