Shloka 74

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

रुद्राय नम इत्युक्त्वा पुनराचमनीयकम् । कालाय नम इत्युक्त्वा गन्धन्दद्यात्सुसंस्कृतम्

Transliteration

rudrāya nama ityuktvā punarācamanīyakam | kālāya nama ityuktvā gandhandadyātsusaṃskṛtam

Translation

เมื่อกล่าว “นะมะห์ รุทรายะ” ให้ถวายอาจมนียะอีกครั้ง แล้วกล่าว “นะมะห์ กาลายะ” จึงถวายคันธะที่ปรุงอย่างดีและศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (เช่น จันทน์หอม)

Word by Word

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/दत्ते), एकवचन; Dative singular (to Rudra)

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार); indeclinable exclamation used in salutation

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle (इत्यर्थे)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); having said

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आचमनीयकम्: sipping-water (for ācamana)
• आचमनीयकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमनीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (object)

• कालाय: to Kāla
• कालाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular (to Kāla)

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार); indeclinable salutation

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; having said

• गन्धम्: fragrance; perfume
• गन्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• दद्यात्: should offer/give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/imperative sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should give

• सु-संस्कृतम्: well-prepared
• सु-संस्कृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + संस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with गन्धम्; ‘well-prepared’

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General pūjā-vidhi: invoking ‘Rudra’ and ‘Kāla’ highlights Śiva’s dissolving/time-transcending sovereignty; sandal-paste offering balances the fierce epithet with auspicious fragrance.

Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as Kāla loosens fear of death/time; offering gandha ritualizes the transformation of raudra into śānta through devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: रुद्राय नमः; कालाय नमः

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Kala

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-worship is both inner and outer purification: mantra (salutation to Rudra and Kāla) aligns the mind with Shiva as Lord of grace and Time, while ācamana and consecrated offerings cultivate ritual purity and devotional focus.

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

The verse is a direct pūjā-instruction: after purifying oneself, the devotee honors Saguna Shiva through specific names—Rudra (the remover of impurity) and Kāla (the Lord of Time)—and offers gandha as an upacāra (service) to the Linga/manifest form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform ācamana with mindfulness, then recite “rudrāya namaḥ” and “kālāya namaḥ,” and offer clean, well-prepared sandal paste (gandha). Meditatively, contemplate Shiva as Rudra who purifies and as Kāla who transcends time.