Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

वामदेवेन मंत्रेण तिष्ठेच्चैवासनोपरि । सान्निध्यं रुद्रगायत्र्या अघोरेण निरोधयेत्

Transliteration

vāmadevena maṃtreṇa tiṣṭheccaivāsanopari | sānnidhyaṃ rudragāyatryā aghoreṇa nirodhayet

Translation

端坐于仪式之座（āsana）之上，当以瓦摩提婆（Vāmadeva）真言令身心安住。以鲁陀罗·伽耶特丽（Rudra-Gāyatrī）召请主之圣临；复以阿伽罗（Aghora）真言摄持封护，使供奉之净域安稳无扰。

Word by Word

• वामदेवेन: by (the mantra of) Vāmadeva
• वामदेवेन: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/साधन), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• मन्त्रेण: by a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• तिष्ठेत्: should stand
• तिष्ठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘should stand’

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• आसन-उपरि: upon the seat
• आसन-उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; ‘उपरि’ इति स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence/nearby presence
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• रुद्र-गायत्र्या: by the Rudra-Gāyatrī (mantra)
• रुद्र-गायत्र्या: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रुद्रस्य गायत्री); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• अघोरेण: by (the mantra) Aghora
• अघोरेण: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• निरोधयेत्: should restrain/contain
• निरोधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-रुध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘should restrain/stop’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (quoted types) vāmadeva-mantra; rudra-gāyatrī; aghora-mantra (texts not given in the verse)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s presence is established through mantra (invocation) and then safeguarded through mantra (restraint), so the mind and ritual space become steady, pure, and fit for communion with Pati (Shiva).

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

In Linga worship, the devotee first invokes sānidhya—Shiva’s gracious nearness—into the worship-field (and the Linga as the chosen support), then ‘seals’ the rite so external disturbances and inner distractions do not interrupt Saguna-upasana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sit on a proper āsana, apply Vāmadeva for steadiness and sanctification, invoke with Rudra-Gāyatrī, and protectively contain the invoked presence with Aghora—functionally a form of mantra-nyāsa and kavaca-like restraint.