Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

तया सम्पूजितो रुद्रो दध्यक्षतकुशाम्बुभिः । परमोदाढ्यया तत्र पार्वत्या रुचिरास्यया

Transliteration

tayā sampūjito rudro dadhyakṣatakuśāmbubhiḥ | paramodāḍhyayā tatra pārvatyā rucirāsyayā

Translation

在那里，面容光辉的帕尔瓦蒂以凝乳、完整米粒、库沙草与圣净之水，如法恭敬供奉鲁陀罗；她在誓行中至为坚定，虔敬无比。

Word by Word

• तया: by her
• तया: Karta/Instrument (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सम्पूजितः: worshipped
• सम्पूजितः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; "having been worshipped"

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दधि: curd/yogurt
• दधि: Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• अक्षत: unbroken rice
• अक्षत: Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• कुश: kuśa grass
• कुश: Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• अम्बुभिः: with waters
• अम्बुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासान्त (दध्यक्षतकुशाम्बुभिः)

• परम: supreme/great
• परम: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (उदाढ्यया)

• उदाढ्यया: with great abundance
• उदाढ्यया: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदाढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक—"abundance/wealth"

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• रुचिर: beautiful
• रुचिर: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (आस्यया)

• आस्यया: (she) of lovely face
• आस्यया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्—"one with a lovely face"

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Depicts Pārvatī’s upacāra-pūjā to Rudra using common auspicious substances (dadhi, akṣata, kuśa, water) in the marriage-ritual setting; not a Jyotirliṅga account.

Significance: Models ideal bhakti within gṛhastha-dharma: Śakti herself performs dravya-pūjā to Śiva, teaching devotees that simple, pure offerings with steadfastness (dṛḍha-bhāva) attract grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere, steadfast devotion (dṛḍhatā) expressed through simple, pure offerings is sufficient to please Rudra—showing that inner bhakti and disciplined intent are primary in Shaiva worship.

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

The verse reflects Saguna-Śiva worship through tangible upacāras (offerings). Such items are commonly offered to the Śiva-liṅga, emphasizing accessible ritual devotion as a doorway to Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a simple Śiva-pūjā with purity and steadiness: offer water (jala), akṣata, and kuśa with focused mind and devotion, accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”