Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

तस्या संजायते जीवसदृशी बुद्धिरुत्तमा । यावन्मंत्रायुतं न स्यात्तावद्धाराप्रपूजनम्

Transliteration

tasyā saṃjāyate jīvasadṛśī buddhiruttamā | yāvanmaṃtrāyutaṃ na syāttāvaddhārāprapūjanam

Translation

แก่ผู้ภักดีนั้น ย่อมบังเกิดปัญญาอันประเสริฐ ดุจสติรู้ของชีวิตที่ตื่นแล้ว. ตราบใดยังไม่ครบการสวดมนต์หนึ่งหมื่นจบ พึงบูชาด้วยธารา คือการถวายเครื่องสักการะเป็นสายไม่ขาด.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her/its
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• संजायते: is born/arises
• संजायते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• जीव-सदृशी: similar to a living being
• जीव-सदृशी: विशेषण (Qualifier of बुद्धिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक) + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• उत्तमा: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमा: विशेषण (Qualifier of बुद्धिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक (correlative: 'as long as/until')

• मन्त्र-अयुतम्: ten thousand mantras
• मन्त्र-अयुतम्: परिमाण/अवधि (Measure/limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd) वा प्रथमा (contextual measure), एकवचनम्; परिमाणवाचकं (measure: 'ten-thousand')

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• स्यात्: should be/would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तावत्: so long/that long
• तावत्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तावत्-यावत्-सम्बन्धे (correlative: 'so long/that long')

• धारा-प्रपूजनम्: the continuous-stream worship (dhārā-pūjā)
• धारा-प्रपूजनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपूजन (प्र+पूज् धातोः कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; क्रियानाम (action-noun)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The promised rise of ‘uttamā buddhi’ through sustained dhārā-pūjā and 10,000 mantra recitations reflects a bhoga-to-yoga trajectory: ritual steadiness purifies karmic accretions and makes the paśu fit for Śiva’s anugraha, yielding awakened discernment (buddhi) rather than mere material gain.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained Shiva-upāsanā—especially continuous dhārā worship combined with mantra-japa—refines buddhi into a clearer, living spiritual awareness that supports liberation-oriented devotion.

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

Dhārā-prapūjā is a classic Saguna Shiva practice: worshipping Shiva as the Linga through uninterrupted abhiṣeka/stream-offering, while mantra-japa internalizes the same worship in the mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform continuous dhārā (steady abhiṣeka/stream offering) to the Shiva Linga while completing up to 10,000 mantra recitations (japa), maintaining steadiness and purity of intention.