Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

होतारेण तथा शीर्ष्णा शुभेनाथर्वणेन च । शांत्या वाथ पुनश्शांत्यामारुणेनारुणेन च

Transliteration

hotāreṇa tathā śīrṣṇā śubhenātharvaṇena ca | śāṃtyā vātha punaśśāṃtyāmāruṇenāruṇena ca

Translation

ทำนองเดียวกัน (พึงสรรเสริญ/บูชา) ด้วยบท ‘โหตาระ’, ‘ศีรษฺณา’, ‘ศุภะ’, และ ‘อถรรวะ’; อีกทั้งด้วย ‘ศานติ’, อีกครั้งด้วย ‘ปุนัศศานติ’, และด้วย ‘อารุณะ’ กับ ‘อรุณะ’

Word by Word

• hotāreṇa: with the Hotṛ (priest)
• hotāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hotṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• śīrṣṇā: with the head (Śīrṣa)
• śīrṣṇā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīrṣan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (irregular stem śīrṣan → śīrṣṇā)

• śubhena: auspicious
• śubhena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying atharvaṇena)

• atharvaṇena: with Atharvan (Atharva-veda/atharvan priest)
• atharvaṇena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atharvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śāṃtyā: with peace/propitiation (Śānti)
• śāṃtyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (विकल्प/Alternative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• atha: then/and then
• atha: Anukrama (अनुक्रम/Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; sequence)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• śāṃtyā: with Śānti
• śāṃtyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• māruṇena: with Māruṇa
• māruṇena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• aruṇena: with Aruṇa
• aruṇena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes Vaidika-śaiva legitimacy for Śiva-upāsanā; merit accrues through orthodox recitation and śānti-karmas.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that Shiva is approached through many sacred modes of invocation—Vedic hymns and pacificatory (śānti) rites—showing that devotion (bhakti) and right ritual orientation can harmonize the world and the seeker’s inner state under Shiva’s lordship (Pati).

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

Though the verse lists Vedic-style invocations, in Shaiva practice these are directed to Saguna Shiva—the gracious Lord who accepts names, forms, and mantra. Such recitations can be integrated into Linga worship as offerings of sound (nāda) and intention, affirming Shiva as the receiver of all sacred praises.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests śānti-oriented worship: reciting pacificatory mantras (śānti, punaḥśānti) along with Vedic prayers, as a way to remove obstacles and restore auspiciousness—often paired in Shaiva observance with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm, focused meditation on Shiva.