Shloka 37

आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship

Devanagari script

तत्सर्वं भगवञ्छम्भो भवदाराधनम्परम् । इति शंखोदकेनैव सपुष्पेण समर्पयेत्

Transliteration

tatsarvaṃ bhagavañchambho bhavadārādhanamparam | iti śaṃkhodakenaiva sapuṣpeṇa samarpayet

Translation

“Ôi Bhagavān Śambhu, tất cả điều này con xin dâng hiến như sự phụng thờ hoàn toàn hướng về việc thờ kính Ngài.” Nói vậy rồi, hãy dâng bằng nước trong vỏ ốc (śaṅkha) cùng với hoa.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma/Topic (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘भगवन्’

• śambho: O Śambhu
• śambho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• bhavat-ārādhanam: your worship
• bhavat-ārādhanam: Karma/Predicate-noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भवतः आराधनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आराधनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-marker (इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śaṃkha-udakena: with conch-water
• śaṃkha-udakena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (शंखस्य उदकम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya-function (अव्ययार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• sa-puṣpeṇa: with flowers
• sa-puṣpeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (सह/समेतार्थे ‘स’ + puṣpeṇa); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘with flowers’

• samarpayet: should offer/dedicate
• samarpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arp (अर्प् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Encodes the key Siddhāntic move: samarpana (offering-back) of all acts to Śambhu, converting karma into worship and opening the devotee to grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tatsarvaṃ bhagavañchambho bhavadārādhanamparam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the inner intention—dedicating everything as Śiva’s worship—is primary; the spoken resolve sanctifies the act, aligning the devotee (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) through bhakti.

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

It supports saguna-upāsanā: tangible offerings like conch-water and flowers are presented to Bhagavān Śambhu (often as the Liṅga), while the declaration of devotion makes the external rite an inward act of surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a simple Śiva-pūjā by offering śaṃkha-jala (water from a conch) with flowers, while verbally or mentally dedicating the offering solely to Śiva’s ārādhana.