Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

राजचंपकधत्तूरैः करवीरकुशेशयैः । मालतीकर्णिकारैश्च कदंबैर्बकुलोत्पलैः

Transliteration

rājacaṃpakadhattūraiḥ karavīrakuśeśayaiḥ | mālatīkarṇikāraiśca kadaṃbairbakulotpalaiḥ

Translation

அது ராஜசம்பகமும் தத்தூரமும் ஆகிய மலர்களால், கரவீரமும் தாமரையும் கொண்டு, மேலும் மாலதி, கர்ணிகார, கடம்ப, பகுல, உத்பல மலர்களால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது.

Word by Word

• राजचम्पकैः: with royal champaka flowers
• राजचम्पकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास: राज (श्रेष्ठ/राजकीय) चम्पकाः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• धत्तूरैः: with dhattūra flowers
• धत्तूरैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धत्तूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• करवीरैः: with oleanders
• करवीरैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कुशेशयैः: with lotuses (water-born flowers)
• कुशेशयैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश-ईशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुष प्रायः): कुशेषये (जलाशये) जातानि; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मालतीकर्णिकारैः: with mālatī and karṇikāra flowers
• मालतीकर्णिकारैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालती-कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व समास (इतरेतर): मालत्यः च कर्णिकाराः च; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• कदम्बैः: with kadamba flowers
• कदम्बैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बकुलोत्पलैः: with bakula and blue-lotus flowers
• बकुलोत्पलैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकुल-उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व समास (इतरेतर): बकुलानि च उत्पलानि च; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार/जातिवाचक), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as a pūjā-alaṅkāra catalogue—beautifying the worship-space/offerings as part of Śiva’s propitiation in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative.

Significance: Models the Purāṇic ideal of upacāra (devotional service) where sensory beauty is offered back to the Lord, purifying the devotee’s intention (bhāva-śuddhi).

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through auspicious, fragrant offerings—symbolizing purity of intention and reverent beautification of the divine presence, a key attitude in Shaiva worship.

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

Such floral descriptions align with upacāra-pūjā (devotional services) offered to Saguna Shiva and the Shiva-Linga, where beauty, fragrance, and sanctity are offered as outward signs of inward devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer fresh, sattvic flowers (as available) with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—maintaining cleanliness and a calm, devotional mind during pūjā.