Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

पूजाविधिः

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

Devanagari script

उत्तानासनकं कृत्वा पर्यंकासनकं तथा । यथासुखं तथा स्थित्वा प्रयोगं पुनरेव च

Transliteration

uttānāsanakaṃ kṛtvā paryaṃkāsanakaṃ tathā | yathāsukhaṃ tathā sthitvā prayogaṃ punareva ca

Translation

เมื่อเข้าท่าอุตตานาสนะ และท่าปริยังกาสนะแล้ว พึงนั่งให้มั่นคงและสบายตามควร จากนั้นจึงดำเนินปฏิบัติที่กำหนดไว้ (บูชา/ภาวนา) อีกครั้ง.

Word by Word

• उत्तान-आसनकम्: the ‘uttāna’ posture/seat
• उत्तान-आसनकम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तान (प्रातिपदिक) + आसनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—उत्तानम् आसनकम्

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• पर्यङ्क-आसनकम्: the ‘paryaṅka’ posture/seat
• पर्यङ्क-आसनकम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + आसनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—पर्यङ्कस्य आसनकम्

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (thus/also)

• यथा-सुखम्: comfortably/as is pleasant
• यथा-सुखम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverb)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• स्थित्वा: having sat/stood (being positioned)
• स्थित्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• प्रयोगम्: the procedure/application
• प्रयोगम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prescribed method of practice to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that bodily steadiness and ease are supports for inner worship—when the body is calmly seated, the mind becomes fit for Shiva-oriented practice (japa, dhyāna, and pūjā), leading the soul (paśu) toward Shiva’s grace (pati).

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

Before linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, or visualization of Saguna Shiva, the devotee is instructed to adopt a stable posture; this makes attention one-pointed so the offering, remembrance, and recitation are performed without restlessness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests beginning Shiva-sādhana by taking a suitable āsana (a steady, comfortable seated posture) and then resuming the prescribed practice—typically preparation for Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and dhyāna, often alongside bhasma and rudrāksha observances in Shaiva discipline.