Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

पूजाविधिः

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

Devanagari script

संकल्पं विधिवत्कृत्वा कामनां च नियुज्य वै । पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या शिवं सपरिवारकम्

Transliteration

saṃkalpaṃ vidhivatkṛtvā kāmanāṃ ca niyujya vai | pūjayetparayā bhaktyā śivaṃ saparivārakam

Translation

เมื่อทำสังกัลปะตามพิธีและกำหนดความปรารถนา-เป้าหมายให้ถูกต้องแล้ว พึงบูชาพระศิวะพร้อมหมู่บริวารด้วยภักติอันสูงสุด

Word by Word

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

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; having done

• कामनाम्: desire/wish
• कामनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नियुज्य: having applied/engaged
• नियुज्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-युज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक; having applied/assigned

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थक

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person, Singular

• परया: supreme/with highest
• परया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; भक्त्या इति विशेषण

• भक्त्या: devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सपरिवारकम्: with (his) retinue/family
• सपरिवारकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-परिवारक (प्रातिपदिक); स (सह) + परिवारक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; शिवम् इति विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General pūjā-vidhi: saṅkalpa (formal resolve) and kāmanā-niyoga (rightly directed intention) precede worship of Śiva with His parivāra (Umā, Gaṇas, etc.).

Significance: Teaches that pilgrimage/ritual bears fruit when intention is ritually articulated (saṅkalpa) and devotion is paramount (parā-bhakti); aligns with Siddhānta where kriyā and bhakti prepare the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship becomes spiritually fruitful when grounded in vidhivat saṅkalpa (right inner resolve) and offered with parā-bhakti to Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord who grants both worldly well-being and the higher aim of liberation.

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

The instruction supports Saguna-upāsanā: one approaches Śiva in worshipful form (often as the Liṅga) and honors Him “with parivāra,” acknowledging His manifest lordship with gaṇas and divine associates while cultivating devotion that leads toward realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a proper saṅkalpa, focus the mind on the intended spiritual aim, then do Śiva-pūjā with wholehearted devotion—commonly accompanied by mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and respectful offerings to Śiva and His attendants.