Shloka 2

पूजाविधिः

Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थाय संस्मरेत्सांबकं शिवम् । कुर्यात्तत्प्रार्थनां भक्त्या सांजलिर्नतमस्तकः

Transliteration

brāhme muhūrte cotthāya saṃsmaretsāṃbakaṃ śivam | kuryāttatprārthanāṃ bhaktyā sāṃjalirnatamastakaḥ

Translation

ครั้นตื่นขึ้นในพราหมมุหูรต พึงระลึกถึงพระศิวะผู้เป็นสามพกะ ผู้ทรงพร้อมด้วยศักติ แล้วพึงอธิษฐานด้วยภักติ ประนมมือและก้มเศียรนอบน้อม

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brāhma (early-morning)
• ब्राह्मे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; मुहूर्ते विशेषण (qualifying ‘muhūrte’)

• मुहूर्ते: at the auspicious time
• मुहूर्ते: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular (time)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having risen’

• संस्मरेत्: should remember
• संस्मरेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — Optative 3sg; परस्मैपद (injunctive: ‘one should remember’)

• साम्बकम्: Śiva together with Ambikā (Umā)
• साम्बकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; कर्मधारय (‘with Umā/with the Mother’ i.e., ‘with Ambikā’)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — Optative 3sg; परस्मैपद (injunction: ‘one should do’)

• तत्-प्रार्थनाम्: that prayer
• तत्-प्रार्थनाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; तत्पुरुष (‘his/that prayer’)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Means/Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular (manner)

• स-अञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• स-अञ्जलिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् ‘with’) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्मधारय (‘with joined palms’)

• नत-मस्तकः: with bowed head
• नत-मस्तकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; बहुव्रीहि (‘one whose head is bowed’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes daily sādhana: brāhma-muhūrta smaraṇa of Sāmbaka Śiva as a purifier of mala and an opener of grace; ideal prelude to temple worship or home liṅga-pūjā.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti (Ambā)

FAQs

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

It teaches the daily Shaiva discipline of beginning the day in brāhma-muhūrta with smaraṇa (remembrance) and bhakti-filled prayer, cultivating humility and steady orientation to Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord.

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

By emphasizing remembrance and prayer to “Sāmbaka Śiva” (Śiva with Śakti), it supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching the Lord with form and qualities—often expressed in practice through Liṅga worship, mantra-japa, and reverent salutations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Wake before sunrise (brāhma-muhūrta), sit or stand with añjali (joined palms), bow the head, and perform Śiva-smaraṇa with a short prayer—commonly accompanied by pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as part of morning sādhanā.