Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 79

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

इति संप्रार्थ्य देवेशं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् । पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या गलनादैर्विशेषतः

Transliteration

iti saṃprārthya deveśaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam | pūjayetparayā bhaktyā galanādairviśeṣataḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ เมื่ออธิษฐานต่อพระศิวะผู้เป็นจอมเทพ ผู้ประทานสิทธิทั้งปวงแล้ว พึงบูชาด้วยภักติอันสูงสุด โดยเฉพาะการถวายพวงมาลัยหอมและเครื่องสักการะอันเป็นมงคลต่าง ๆ.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/closure particle)

• saṃprārthya: having prayed
• saṃprārthya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-pra√arth (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund) ‘having earnestly prayed’

• deveśam: Lord of the gods
• deveśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devānām īśaḥ)

• sarva-siddhi-pradāyakam: bestower of all accomplishments
• sarva-siddhi-pradāyakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies deveśam); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘sarvāḥ siddhayaḥ pradāyati’

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should worship’

• parayā: with supreme
• parayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case, Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies bhaktyā)

• bhaktyā: devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• galana-ādaiḥ: with (acts like) melting etc.
• galana-ādaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: galana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; समाहारार्थे ‘ādi’ सहितः; ‘galanena ādibhiḥ’ (with melting etc.)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘especially’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the prescribed mode of Śiva-worship to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Positions Śiva as ‘sarvasiddhipradāyaka’; pilgrimage merit is reframed as grace-mediated fruition of sādhana rather than mere geography.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that sincere prayer and supreme bhakti directed to Deveśa (Śiva) is the direct means to attain siddhi—spiritual fulfillment and grace—because Śiva is portrayed as the ultimate giver of all attainments.

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

It points to Saguna upāsanā—devotional worship through tangible offerings (like garlands) after heartfelt prayer, which aligns with honoring Śiva in a worshipable form such as the Śiva-liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple puja sequence is implied: pray sincerely to Śiva, then worship with parā-bhakti using offerings—especially garlands and other auspicious items—as an external support for inner devotion (bhāva).