Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

पूजाविधिः

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

Devanagari script

लक्षलाभयुतं तत्र पूजयित्वा नमेत्पुनः । चतुर्थ्यंतैर्नामपदैर्नमोन्तैः प्रणवादिभिः

Transliteration

lakṣalābhayutaṃ tatra pūjayitvā nametpunaḥ | caturthyaṃtairnāmapadairnamontaiḥ praṇavādibhiḥ

Translation

เมื่อบูชาพระองค์ ณ ที่นั้นด้วยเครื่องสักการะอันก่อบุญดุจได้กำไรแสนประการแล้ว พึงกราบอีกครั้ง และพึงถวายความนอบน้อมด้วยนามมนตร์ในรูปกรณีให้ (ดาตีฟ) ลงท้ายว่า “นะมะห์” โดยเริ่มด้วยปรณวะ “โอม”

Word by Word

• लक्षलाभयुतम्: endowed with a lakh-fold gain/benefit
• लक्षलाभयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष + लाभ + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of implied object of worship

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), from √पूज्; ‘having worshipped’

• नमेत्: should bow
• नमेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adverb (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक)

• चतुर्थ्यन्तैः: with (words) ending in the dative (4th case)
• चतुर्थ्यन्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थी + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘नामपदैः’

• नामपदैः: with name-words/name-formulas
• नामपदैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नमोन्तैः: ending with ‘namaḥ’
• नमोन्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमः + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘नामपदैः’

• प्रणवादिभिः: with praṇava (oṃ) etc.
• प्रणवादिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘with praṇava and others’

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ …-nāma(ya) namaḥ (caturthī-anta nāmapada + namaḥ, praṇavādibhiḥ)

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true Śiva-pūjā is completed by humility and mantra: after offering abundant worship, the devotee bows again and sanctifies speech by naming Śiva with Praṇava and “namaḥ,” aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) through devotion.

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

The instruction is a ritual mantra-vidhi suited to Saguna worship—addressing Śiva by name in a direct, offering-oriented manner (dative case), commonly used while worshipping the Liṅga with repeated salutations and reverent prostrations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Chant name-mantras beginning with Oṁ and ending with “namaḥ” (e.g., “oṃ śivāya namaḥ”), using dative-case addressing, and perform repeated namaskāra/prostration as part of Śiva-pūjā or japa.