Shloka 30

दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas

Devanagari script

एवं संकल्पमास्थाय पूजाद्रव्यं समाहरेत् । सुस्थले चैव यल्लिंगं प्रसिद्धं चागमेषु वै

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃkalpamāsthāya pūjādravyaṃ samāharet | susthale caiva yalliṃgaṃ prasiddhaṃ cāgameṣu vai

Translation

เมื่อตั้งสังกัลปะดังนี้แล้ว พึงรวบรวมเครื่องสักการะบูชา จากนั้นพึงบูชาศิวลึงค์ที่ประดิษฐานในสถานที่บริสุทธิ์อันดีงาม และเป็นที่ยอมรับเลื่องลือในคัมภีร์อาคม

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• संकल्पम्: resolve/intention
• संकल्पम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having undertaken/adopted
• आस्थाय: Kriyā (अनुबन्ध/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having undertaken)

• पूजा-द्रव्यम्: materials for worship
• पूजा-द्रव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पूजायाः द्रव्यम्)

• समाहरेत्: should collect/bring together
• समाहरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुस्थले: in a good place
• सुस्थले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुस्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु + स्थल = good place)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रसिद्धम्: well-known
• प्रसिद्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘लिङ्गम्’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• आगमेषु: in the Āgamas/scriptures
• आगमेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed/truly
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/खल्वर्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Stresses Āgama-prasiddhi and proper sthāna (susthala) for Liṅga worship—validity and purity of locus are treated as essential for stable, efficacious observance and for receiving Śiva’s grace.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga
• Agamas

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-worship should begin with saṅkalpa—an inward alignment of intention—followed by disciplined preparation. In Shaiva understanding, purity of resolve and correctness of method steady the mind (pāśa loosens) and orient the soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati).

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

The Liṅga is the sanctioned saguna focus for approaching the transcendent Shiva. The verse emphasizes worshiping a Liṅga that is properly established in an auspicious place and recognized by Āgamic authority, ensuring the practice is both spiritually potent and scripturally aligned.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Make a clear saṅkalpa, then collect proper pūjā-dravyas and perform Āgama-consistent Liṅga-pūjā. As a meditative takeaway, hold the resolve steadily and worship with mantra-japa (such as the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining purity of place and mind.