Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

अरिहन्नच्युतं पूज्यं किं करोमि तदादिश । कानि नामानि मे देव स्थानं वापि वद प्रभो

Transliteration

arihannacyutaṃ pūjyaṃ kiṃ karomi tadādiśa | kāni nāmāni me deva sthānaṃ vāpi vada prabho

Translation

Ôi Đấng Tôn Kính khả ái, bậc diệt trừ kẻ thù và không bao giờ sai lạc—xin chỉ dạy con phải làm gì. Ôi Deva, xin tuyên nói cho con các danh hiệu của Ngài, và cả thánh địa nơi Ngài được thờ phụng, ôi Bậc Chủ Tể.

Word by Word

• arihan: O Arihan (destroyer of enemies)
• arihan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arihan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• acyutam: Acyuta (the infallible one)
• acyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• pūjyam: worthy to be worshipped
• pūjyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मणि-योग्य (gerundive/नीयतव्य)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• karomi: do I do
• karomi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, 1st person, Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ādiśa: command / instruct
• ādiśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: diś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• kāni: which (ones)
• kāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Plural; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• sthānam: place / abode
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vā: or
• vā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• api: also
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

An earnest devotee/warrior addressing Lord Shiva in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (dialogue context inferred)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is a supplication requesting divine names and the proper sacred locus for worship; it is generic and not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga in this excerpt.

Significance: Asking for nāma and sthāna signifies readiness for regulated worship (vidhi) and for receiving upadeśa—seen as a doorway to anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows the Shaiva bhakta’s ideal posture: humility and surrender, asking Shiva Himself for the right course of action, His sacred names, and the proper locus of worship—placing divine instruction above personal impulse.

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

By requesting Shiva’s names and “sthāna,” the devotee seeks an embodied, accessible mode of worship—typical of Saguna devotion, which in the Shiva Purana is commonly fulfilled through Linga-upāsanā at a sanctified seat/temple/pīṭha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to nāma-japa (repetition of Shiva’s names) and worship performed at an authorized sacred place; in practice this aligns with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined pūjā as taught by Shiva.