Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

तुलसी-शङ्खचूडोपाख्यानम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and the Tulasī Episode

Prelude to Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Fall

Devanagari script

रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास मंगलम् । ताम्बूलं च ददौ तस्मै कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्

Transliteration

ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa maṃgalam | tāmbūlaṃ ca dadau tasmai karpūrādisuvāsitam

Translation

เขาให้องค์ผู้เป็นมงคลประทับบนบัลลังก์แก้วอันงดงาม แล้วถวายตัมพูล (หมากพลู) ที่อบอวลด้วยการบูรและสุคนธะอื่น ๆ

Word by Word

• रत्नसिंहासने: on the jeweled throne
• रत्नसिंहासने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रत्नानां सिंहासनम्

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण of रत्नसिंहासने

• वासयामास: seated (made sit)
• वासयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वासय् (धातु, णिच् causative of वस्)
• Form: लिट्-प्राय (परिप्रयोगः ‘-आमास’), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• मङ्गलम्: the auspicious one / auspiciousness
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (प्रयोगे नपुंसक), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (leaf preparation)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• कर्पूरादि: camphor and the like
• कर्पूरादि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member); ‘कर्पूरः आदिः यस्मात्’ (etc.)

• सुवासितम्: well-scented, perfumed
• सुवासितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वासित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from वास्/वासय्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ताम्बूलम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights upacāra-sevā—honoring the revered being with a seat and fragrant offerings—showing that bhakti is expressed through respectful hospitality, purity, and attentive service, which purifies the devotee’s mind toward Shiva.

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

Seating the guest and offering tāmbūla mirrors the traditional sequence of pūjā-upacāras used for Saguna worship, including in Liṅga-pūjā—treating the deity as a living presence and offering pleasing, sattvic substances with devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests performing pūjā with proper upacāras—offering āsana and fragrant items—while maintaining inner reverence; one may accompany such offerings with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for focused devotion.