Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

ततः स्वस्थानमागत्य संस्रवप्राशनं मुदा । चक्रतुस्तौ निदेशान्मेऽद्भुतलीलाकरौ मुने

Transliteration

tataḥ svasthānamāgatya saṃsravaprāśanaṃ mudā | cakratustau nideśānme'dbhutalīlākarau mune

Translation

随后，那二位回到各自本处；作为施展奇妙神圣戏游（līlā）者，依我之命，欢喜饮用已被祝圣的余供，噢，圣者。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• sva-sthānam: to (their) own place
• sva-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), अर्थः: ‘having come’

• saṃsrava-prāśanam: drinking/consuming the saṃsrava (remnant/flow)
• saṃsrava-prāśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsrava (प्रातिपदिक) + prāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative)

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract)

• cakratuḥ: they two did/performed
• cakratuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (dual); परस्मैपद

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (dual); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• nideśāt: from the instruction/command
• nideśāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nideśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

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

• adbhuta-līlā-karau: the two performers of wondrous play
• adbhuta-līlā-karau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + līlā (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (determinative), अर्थः ‘अद्भुताः लीलाः कुर्वन्तौ’

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that sacred action becomes spiritually fruitful when performed with joyful devotion and in alignment with the Guru/Īśvara’s injunction; receiving and consuming the sanctified remainder symbolizes grace (anugraha) entering the devotee’s life.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, offerings made to the Lord return as consecrated prasāda; honoring it affirms the devotee’s relationship with Shiva as Pati (Lord) and the worshipper as pashu receiving purification through Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests the disciplined practice of offering with reverence and then respectfully partaking of the consecrated remainder (prasāda), cultivating bhakti and inner purity—especially applicable in Shiva-pūjā and vrata observances.