Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

भोजन-आह्वान-प्रकरणम् — The Episode of Invitation and the Divine Feast

Devanagari script

तत्रातिरमणीये च रत्नपर्य्यंक उत्तमे । अशयिष्ट मुदा युक्तो लीलया परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

tatrātiramaṇīye ca ratnaparyyaṃka uttame | aśayiṣṭa mudā yukto līlayā parameśvaraḥ

Translation

在那里，在极其悦意之处，至上主帕拉梅湿伐罗安卧于上妙宝榻之上，心怀欢喜，以神圣的利拉自在游戏。

Word by Word

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

• अतिरमणीये: in a very delightful (place)
• अतिरमणीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-रमणीय (प्रातिपदिक; अति + रमणीय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण (गुणवाचक)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रत्नपर्य्यङ्के: on a jeweled couch
• रत्नपर्य्यङ्के: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न-पर्यङ्क (प्रातिपदिक; रत्न + पर्यङ्क)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रत्नानां पर्यङ्कः)

• उत्तमे: excellent
• उत्तमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (पर्यङ्के)

• अशयिष्ट: lay down/reclined
• अशयिष्ट: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः आ- (आ-शी → अशयि-)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भावे (with joy)

• युक्तः: endowed/associated
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (परमेश्वरः)

• लीलया: playfully
• लीलया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/प्रकारे (in playfully)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it depicts Parameśvara’s sportive repose (līlā) after accepting the prepared abode—symbolic of the Lord’s ‘presence’ (sthiti) once properly invoked and welcomed.

Significance: Encourages devotees to prepare an inner ‘ratna-paryaṅka’—a purified heart—where Śiva may ‘abide’; reinforces temple/home worship as inviting divine presence.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays Parameśvara as both transcendent and approachable: though the Supreme, He engages in gentle līlā, allowing devotees to contemplate His gracious, personal presence (saguṇa aspect) while remembering His supremacy as Pati (the Lord of all).

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

The verse supports saguṇa-upāsanā—meditating on Śiva’s form and actions with devotion. Such contemplation naturally culminates in reverence for the Liṅga as His universally accessible emblem, through which the same Supreme Lord is worshipped.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Śiva’s serene, blissful presence (śānta-bhāva) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; it may be paired with simple Śiva-pūjā using bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance.