Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

निमन्त्रण-पत्रिका-प्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Invitation Letter) / Himālaya Sends the Wedding Invitation to Śiva

Devanagari script

बह्वीर्हैयंगवानाञ्च ह्यासवानां तथैव च । नाना पक्वान्नसंघांश्च महास्वादुरसांस्तथा

Transliteration

bahvīrhaiyaṃgavānāñca hyāsavānāṃ tathaiva ca | nānā pakvānnasaṃghāṃśca mahāsvādurasāṃstathā

Translation

并且他们奉上许多以新鲜酥油制成的供品，又有多种发酵之饮，兼有成堆各式熟食——皆具极其甘美之味。

Word by Word

• बह्वीः: many
• बह्वीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बह्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हैयंगवानान्: haiyaṅgava (milk/curd preparation) items
• हैयंगवानान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैयंगवान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक, अव्यय

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अव्यय

• आसवानाम्: of fermented drinks/liqueurs
• आसवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (सम्बन्ध/निर्देश)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक, अव्यय

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषणार्थे अव्यय (indeclinable used adjectivally)

• पक्वान्न: cooked foods
• पक्वान्न: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्व-अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग); ‘cooked food’

• संघान्: heaps/collections
• संघान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक, अव्यय

• महास्वादुरसान्: very delicious juices/flavours
• महास्वादुरसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्वादु-रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘very tasty juices/flavours’

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed as generous offering (naivedya): abundance and care in worship symbolize surrender of enjoyment and resources to Pati (Śiva), turning worldly taste into sacred dedication.

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

In Saguna worship, devotees honor Śiva through upacāras like food offerings; the verse reflects the spirit of treating the Lord (often as the Liṅga) as a living, present deity to be lovingly served.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer naivedya with purity and remembrance of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), mentally dedicating all tastes (rasa) to Śiva; keep the offering sattvic and distribute as prasāda.