Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

गवां लक्षं हयानां च सज्जितानां शतं तथा । दासीनामनुरक्तानां लक्षं सद्द्रव्यभूषितम्

Transliteration

gavāṃ lakṣaṃ hayānāṃ ca sajjitānāṃ śataṃ tathā | dāsīnāmanuraktānāṃ lakṣaṃ saddravyabhūṣitam

Translation

又献上一十万头牛，及一百匹装备齐全的骏马；并有十万名虔敬忠诚的侍女，佩以相称的珍贵财物与饰物——皆为供献之礼。

Word by Word

• गवाम्: of cows
• गवाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गो), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• लक्षम्: a lakh (100,000)
• लक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• हयानाम्: of horses
• हयानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• सज्जितानाम्: of the prepared
• सज्जितानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सज्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सज्ज्/सज् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (हयानाम्)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक)

• दासीनाम्: of maidservants
• दासीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अनुरक्तानाम्: of the devoted/attached
• अनुरक्तानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अनु + रञ्ज् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दासीनाम्)

• लक्षम्: a lakh
• लक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• सत्-द्रव्य-भूषितम्: adorned with good wealth/valuable goods
• सत्-द्रव्य-भूषितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + द्रव्य + भूषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सत् द्रव्यैः भूषितम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (लक्षम्)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva ethic that outer abundance—cows, horses, attendants, ornaments—becomes spiritually meaningful when offered with devotion and right intention, transforming worldly wealth into an instrument of dharma and inner purification.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, offerings and acts of support (dāna, seva) are extensions of pūjā: the devotee honors Shiva by sustaining dharma in the world. Such giving complements Linga worship by cultivating humility and surrender rather than mere display.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dāna as a limb of worship—offer resources according to capacity, mentally dedicate the merit to Lord Shiva, and accompany it with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” keeping the attitude of service (seva) foremost.