Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 85

पुष्पार्पण-विनिर्णयः

Determination of Flower-Offerings to Śiva

Devanagari script

अत्र भुक्त्वाखिलं सौख्यं पुत्रपौत्रादिभिः शुभम् । ततो याति महेशस्य लोकं सर्वसुखावहम्

Transliteration

atra bhuktvākhilaṃ saukhyaṃ putrapautrādibhiḥ śubham | tato yāti maheśasya lokaṃ sarvasukhāvaham

Translation

Ngay tại đây, sau khi hưởng trọn mọi an lạc cát tường cùng con cháu và những người thân khác, người ấy liền đi đến cõi của Maheśa (Đức Śiva)—cõi giới ban phát mọi phúc lạc.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having eaten/enjoyed’

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सौख्यम्: happiness/comfort
• सौख्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुत्र: son
• पुत्र: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• पौत्र: grandson
• पौत्र: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• आदिभिः: with etc. (and others)
• आदिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = etc.

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सौख्यस्य)

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (then/from there)

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• महेशस्य: of Mahesha (Śiva)
• महेशस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal-Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वसुखावहम्: bringing all happiness
• सर्वसुखावहम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सुख + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लोकस्य); समासः: षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष ‘सर्वेषां सुखानाम् आवहः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A classic bhukti–mukti phalaśruti: the devotee gains auspicious worldly prosperity (family continuity, happiness) and then attains Maheśa-loka. In Siddhānta terms, this frames graded fruits culminating in proximity to Śiva, ultimately dependent on anugraha.

Significance: Promises both household welfare and post-mortem ascent to Śiva’s realm, motivating sustained devotion and ritual observance.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents a Shaiva phala-śruti: a devotee is blessed first with auspicious worldly fulfillment (family prosperity) and finally with Śiva’s loka—signifying the Lord’s grace culminating in liberation-oriented attainment.

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

By praising entry into Maheśa’s loka as the ultimate fruit, it supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (such as Liṅga worship) as a grace-bearing path where devotion yields both dharmic well-being and final divine proximity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse functions as a results-statement: steady Śiva-bhakti—classically expressed through Liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and wearing rudrākṣa with bhasma—leads to auspicious life and Śiva-loka.