Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

माघे तु पौर्णमास्यां स कृत्वा जागरणं निशि । आर्द्रवस्त्रा नदीतीरेऽकरोच्छंकरपूजनम्

Transliteration

māghe tu paurṇamāsyāṃ sa kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ niśi | ārdravastrā nadītīre'karocchaṃkarapūjanam

Translation

ماہِ ماگھ کی پُورنماشی کو اُس نے رات بھر جاگَرَن کیا؛ نم کپڑے پہن کر دریا کے کنارے شنکر کی پوجا ادا کی۔

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — ‘माघ-मासे’

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निपात (particle)

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon (tithi)
• पौर्णमास्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — तिथौ (full-moon day)

• सः: he/she (that one)
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• जागरणम्: night-vigil
• जागरणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• निशि: at night
• निशि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• आर्द्र-वस्त्रा: wearing wet clothes
• आर्द्र-वस्त्रा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — विशेषण; ‘आर्द्रं वस्त्रं यस्याः/या’ (wet-clothed)

• नदी-तीरे: on the riverbank
• नदी-तीरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — देशाधिकरण; नद्याः तीरम् (ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa)

• अकरोत्: (she) performed/did
• अकरोत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शंकर-पूजनम्: worship of Śaṅkara
• शंकर-पूजनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — कर्म; शंकरस्य पूजनम् (ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Though set at a riverbank (nadītīra), the verse is not anchored to a named Jyotirliṅga; it reflects tīrtha-associated Śiva-pūjā where snāna/ārdravastra signifies purification and vrata intensity.

Significance: General teaching: tīrtha-sannidhāna (riverbank worship) and bodily austerity (wet garments) heighten vrata merit and single-pointedness toward Śaṅkara.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights vrata-bhakti: keeping night vigil (jāgaraṇa) and worshipping Śiva on an auspicious lunar time, showing disciplined devotion that purifies the soul (paśu) and turns attention toward Pati (Lord Śiva).

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

Śaṅkara-pūjana here indicates Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through ritual devotion (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga) with time-sanctified observances like Pūrṇimā and night vigil, which steady the mind for grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests jāgaraṇa (staying awake in devotional remembrance) and performing Śiva pūjā near sacred waters; practitioners may accompany it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple offerings in a spirit of purity.