Shloka 10

Śiva-Naivedya-Grāhyatā-Nirṇayaḥ

On the Proper Acceptance and Merit of Śiva’s Consecrated Food-Offering

Devanagari script

हृदये चन्द्र कान्ते च स्वर्णरूप्यादिनिर्मिते । शिवदीक्षावता भक्तेनेदं भक्ष्यमितीर्य्यते

Transliteration

hṛdaye candra kānte ca svarṇarūpyādinirmite | śivadīkṣāvatā bhaktenedaṃ bhakṣyamitīryyate

Translation

ในภาชนะรูปหัวใจ หรือภาชนะทำด้วยจันทรกานต์ (มูนสโตน) หรือภาชนะทำด้วยทอง เงิน และสิ่งอื่น ๆ—ผู้ภักดีผู้ได้รับศิวทีกษา พึงประกาศว่า “นี่คือภักษยะ อันเป็นเครื่องบูชาศักดิ์สิทธิ์”

Word by Word

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• चन्द्र-कान्ते: in (a) moonstone
• चन्द्र-कान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in moonstone (candra-kānta)’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वर्ण-रूप्य-आदि-निर्मिते: made of gold, silver, etc.
• स्वर्ण-रूप्य-आदि-निर्मिते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + निर्मित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘निर्मित’, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular agreeing with hṛdaye/candrakānte; ‘made of gold, silver, etc.’

• शिव-दीक्षा-वतā: by one who has Śiva-initiation
• शिव-दीक्षा-वतā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental singular; ‘possessed of Śiva-initiation’

• भक्तेन: by a devotee
• भक्तेन: Karaṇa (करण/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Pronoun

• भक्ष्यम्: edible/food to be eaten
• भक्ष्यम्: Karma/Pratipādya (कर्म/प्रातिपाद्य-Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular; predicate nominal

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणबोधक अव्यय (quotative)

• ईर्यते: is said/declared
• ईर्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे ‘is said/declared’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the ritual injunctions of the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Ritual precision (proper vessel/material and verbal saṅkalpa) is presented as a means to make the offering a fit conduit for Śiva’s prasāda (grace) to the devotee-community.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: idaṃ bhakṣyam

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that offerings become spiritually valid when made with Śiva-dīkṣā (initiation) and conscious declaration; devotion is disciplined through proper ritual form, aligning the worshipper (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) through sanctified action.

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

It supports Saguna Śiva worship by prescribing how naivedya (food offering) is formally presented—using pure, auspicious vessels and a spoken dedication—so the offering is integrated into Linga-pūjā as a consecrated act rather than ordinary eating.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to offer food to Śiva in a clean, auspicious vessel and verbally dedicate it as an offering before any consumption; this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while making the offering.