Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

कर्णिकारे तथा मानं शिरीषकुसुमे पुनः । बंधुजीवे तथा मानं प्रस्थानं दशकेन च

Transliteration

karṇikāre tathā mānaṃ śirīṣakusume punaḥ | baṃdhujīve tathā mānaṃ prasthānaṃ daśakena ca

Translation

کَرنِکار کے لیے بھی وہی معیار ہے اور پھر شِریش کے پھولوں کے لیے بھی۔ بندھُوجیو کے لیے بھی معیار مقرر ہے—دس پرستھ کے پیمانے کے مطابق۔

Word by Word

• कर्णिकारे: in/for karṇikāra (flower/tree)
• कर्णिकारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मानम्: measure
• मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिरीषकुसुमे: in/for the śirīṣa flower
• शिरीषकुसुमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरीष + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिरीषस्य कुसुमम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• बंधुजीवे: in/for bandhujīva (flower)
• बंधुजीवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बंधुजीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मानम्: measure
• मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रस्थानम्: a prastha (measure)
• प्रस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• दशकेन: by/with a set of ten
• दशकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the ritual standards of Śiva-worship to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes niyama (disciplined observance) in Śiva-pūjā: devotion is strengthened when offerings are made with order, purity, and measured intention, aligning the worshipper (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

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

The verse belongs to practical instructions for saguna-upāsanā—worship of Śiva through the liṅga with specific offerings. In Śaiva Siddhānta, correct external worship supports inner purification and steadies the mind for grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is to follow prescribed standards in flower offerings during liṅga-pūjā; combine this with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) so the outer measure supports inner concentration.