Shloka 8

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

शिवपूजाकरा नित्यं मत्पुत्राः परमर्षयः । अन्ये च ऋषयो ये ते शिवपूजनकारकाः

Transliteration

śivapūjākarā nityaṃ matputrāḥ paramarṣayaḥ | anye ca ṛṣayo ye te śivapūjanakārakāḥ

Translation

میرے بیٹے—برتر رِشی—ہمیشہ بھگوان شِو کی پوجا میں مشغول رہتے ہیں؛ اور وہاں موجود دوسرے رِشی بھی شِو پوجن کرنے والے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• शिव-पूजा-कराः: performers of Śiva-worship
• शिव-पूजा-कराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘शिवस्य पूजां कुर्वन्ति’ (doers of Śiva-worship)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मत्-पुत्राः: my sons
• मत्-पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी-रूप/प्रातिपदिकवत्) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मम पुत्राः’

• परम-ऋषयः: supreme sages
• परम-ऋषयः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘परमा ऋषयः’

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तदनुयायी (correlative)

• शिव-पूजन-कारकाः: doers of Śiva-worship
• शिव-पूजन-कारकाः: Predicate nominative (विधेय-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘शिवपूजनं कुर्वन्ति’

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes that even Brahmā’s mind-born sons (highest ṛṣis) model Śiva-pūjā; the implied fruit is śiva-anugraha leading to loosening of pāśa (bondage) for the paśu through right devotion and right conduct.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It establishes that constant (nitya) Śiva-pūjā is the hallmark of the highest sages, implying that steadfast devotion to Pati (Śiva) purifies the paśu (individual soul) and supports liberation-oriented life.

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

Śiva-pūjā in Purāṇic practice is commonly centered on Saguna Śiva through the Śiva-liṅga; the verse legitimizes that such concrete, ritual devotion is upheld by realized ṛṣis, not merely by householders.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is regular Śiva-pūjā as a daily discipline—typically including liṅga-abhiṣeka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and traditional Śaiva marks like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) where applicable.