Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva

Devanagari script

क्षीराणां च घृतानाञ्च दध्नां वापीश्चकार सः । यवादिधान्यपिष्टानां लड्डुकानां तथैव च

Transliteration

kṣīrāṇāṃ ca ghṛtānāñca dadhnāṃ vāpīścakāra saḥ | yavādidhānyapiṣṭānāṃ laḍḍukānāṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

اُس نے دودھ، گھی اور دہی سے بھرے حوض/کنویں بنوائے؛ اور جو وغیرہ اناج کے آٹے سے تیار لڈّوؤں کا بھی اہتمام کیا۔

Word by Word

• क्षीराणाम्: of milks
• क्षीराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

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

• घृतानाम्: of ghee (clarified butter)
• घृतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

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

• दध्नाम्: of curds/yogurt
• दध्नाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• वापीः: ponds/tanks
• वापीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• चकार: made/constructed
• चकार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• यव-आदि-धान्य-पिष्टानाम्: of flours of grains such as barley
• यव-आदि-धान्य-पिष्टानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पिष्ट (कृदन्त; √पिष्, क्त)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘यवादि’ इति उपपद-निर्देश), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• लड्डुकानाम्: of laddus (sweet balls)
• लड्डुकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लड्डुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights devotional abundance offered in honor of Shiva—pure, sattvic substances (milk, ghee, curd, grain-sweets) symbolizing inner purification and wholehearted bhakti, by which the bound soul (paśu) is softened and oriented toward the Lord (Pati).

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

Milk, ghee, and curd are classic abhiṣeka and naivedya substances in Saguna worship of Shiva’s Linga-form; they express reverence through tangible service (upacāra), turning devotion into lived ritual while honoring Shiva’s compassionate accessibility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests performing Shiva abhiṣeka with milk/ghee/curd and offering naivedya (grain-based sweets), ideally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and distributing prasāda as an act of dharma.