Shloka 9

Śiva-Naivedya-Grāhyatā-Nirṇayaḥ

On the Proper Acceptance and Merit of Śiva’s Consecrated Food-Offering

Devanagari script

न यस्य शिवनैवेद्यग्रहणेच्छा प्रजायते । स पापिष्ठो गरिष्ठः स्यान्नरकं यात्यपि ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

na yasya śivanaivedyagrahaṇecchā prajāyate | sa pāpiṣṭho gariṣṭhaḥ syānnarakaṃ yātyapi dhruvam

Translation

Ai không khởi tâm muốn thọ nhận naivedya—thực phẩm cúng hiến đã được thánh hóa của Đức Śiva—người ấy là kẻ tội lỗi nhất, đáng trách nhất; chắc chắn sẽ rơi vào địa ngục.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; Relative pronoun, Genitive singular

• शिव-नैवेद्य-ग्रहण-इच्छा: desire to accept Śiva’s offering
• शिव-नैवेद्य-ग्रहण-इच्छा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘desire for taking Śiva’s offering’

• प्रजायते: arises
• प्रजायते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘is born/arises’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun

• पापिष्ठः: most sinful
• पापिष्ठः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative)

• गरिष्ठः: most grievous/very heavy (in fault)
• गरिष्ठः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; इष्ठ-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative)

• स्यात्: would be/is to be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse functions as a general dharma-śāsana: refusal of Śiva-prasāda signals aversion to Śiva’s grace and increases bondage, described in purāṇic idiom as naraka-gati.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that honoring Śiva’s consecrated offering (prasāda/naivedya) is a direct expression of bhakti and humility; rejecting it indicates inner aversion to Śiva’s grace, leading to demerit.

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

In Liṅga/Saguṇa worship, offerings are made to Śiva and returned as prasāda; accepting it is part of completing the pūjā, acknowledging Śiva’s presence and blessing through the consecrated offering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer naivedya in Śiva-pūjā and reverently partake of Śiva-prasāda as a vow of devotion; combine it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate receptivity to Śiva’s anugraha (grace).