Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 81

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

एवं यः पूजयेन्नित्यं शिवभक्तिपरायणः । तस्य वै सकला सिद्धिर्जायते तु पदे पदे

Transliteration

evaṃ yaḥ pūjayennityaṃ śivabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | tasya vai sakalā siddhirjāyate tu pade pade

Translation

اسی طرح جو شیو بھکتی میں یکسو ہو کر روزانہ شیو کی پوجا کرتا ہے، اس کے لیے حقیقتاً ہر قدم پر ہر قسم کی کامیابی اور سِدھی پیدا ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun; nominative singular masculine

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada; 'should worship'

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) अर्थे; 'always'

• शिव-भक्ति-परायणः: devoted to devotion to Śiva
• शिव-भक्ति-परायणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् यः प्रति; nominative singular masculine; 'devoted to Śiva-bhakti'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular; 'of him'

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सकला: entire/all
• सकला: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् सिद्धिः प्रति; nominative singular feminine

• सिद्धिः: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular feminine

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'is born/arises'

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पदे: at a step/place
• पदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular neuter

• पदे: at every step
• पदे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) for distributive sense

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Promises ‘pade pade’ siddhi for nitya-pūjā—frames sustained daily practice as the true tīrtha yielding progressive transformation and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady, daily Śiva-pūjā performed with exclusive devotion becomes a direct cause for progressive spiritual success, culminating in Śiva’s grace and liberation-oriented attainments.

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

The verse supports regular Saguna worship—commonly through the Śiva-liṅga—where devotion (bhakti) expressed via pūjā becomes the practical means by which the devotee receives Śiva’s anugraha and advances step by step.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is nitya Śiva-pūjā: daily worship with focused bhakti—optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with traditional aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate.