Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

पूजाविधिः

Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances

Devanagari script

कर्तव्यं सर्वथा तत्र नियमास्स्वगृहे स्थितैः । प्राणप्रतिष्ठां कुर्वीत भूतशुद्धिं विधाय च

Transliteration

kartavyaṃ sarvathā tatra niyamāssvagṛhe sthitaiḥ | prāṇapratiṣṭhāṃ kurvīta bhūtaśuddhiṃ vidhāya ca

Translation

اس طریقۂ عبادت میں جو اپنے گھر میں رہتے ہیں اُن پر لازم ہے کہ ہر حال میں مقررہ ضوابط کی پابندی کریں۔ بھوت شودھی کے بعد پھر پران پرتِشٹھا انجام دے۔

Word by Word

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done / obligatory
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriya (क्रिया/obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विधेय (what is to be done)

• सर्वथा: in all ways
• सर्वथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय/adverb (in every way)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय/adverb of place

• नियमाः: rules/observances
• नियमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्वगृहे: in one’s own house
• स्वगृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य गृहः)

• स्थितैः: by those staying
• स्थितैः: Karta (कर्ता/agent-instrumental)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; 'by those who are staying/remaining'

• प्राणप्रतिष्ठाम्: installation of life-breath (prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā)
• प्राणप्रतिष्ठाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण + प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्राणानां प्रतिष्ठा)

• कुर्वीत: should perform
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भूतशुद्धिम्: purification of the elements
• भूतशुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां शुद्धिः)

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having done'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights inner eligibility (niyama, bhūtaśuddhi) for transforming the home into a sanctified space; purification removes pasha-like obscurations prior to consecration.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-worship is not merely external; disciplined living (niyama) and inner purification (bhūta-śuddhi) prepare the devotee so the sacred presence can be invoked with integrity through prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā.

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

For Saguna worship such as the Śiva-liṅga, the verse emphasizes proper preparation: purifying the worshipper’s inner elements and then ritually establishing Shiva’s presence in the icon/linga via prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā, making the worship a true meeting with the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to bhūta-śuddhi (a meditative purification of the five elements within the body) followed by prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā (consecration), ideally supported by mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”