Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

ततस्सवह्निर्विकलस्सांजलिर्नतको मुने । अस्तौच्छिवं सुखी नात्मा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tatassavahnirvikalassāṃjalirnatako mune | astaucchivaṃ sukhī nātmā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt

Translation

ثم إنّ إلهَ النار، وقد غمرته الدهشة واضطرب، يا أيها الحكيم، انحنى مُطأطئًا بيدين مضمومتين. وبعد أن سبّح شيفا المبارك، سكن قلبه، وقال هذه الكلمات.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of sequence)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vahniḥ: fire (Agni)
• vahniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vikalaḥ: distressed/weak
• vikalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sāñjaliḥ: with folded hands
• sāñjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (‘añjaliṃ kṛtvā’ = with folded hands)

• natakaḥ: bowing/prostrating
• natakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nataka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• astaut: praised
• astaut: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sukhī: happy
• sukhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• ātmā: self/mind
• ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Agni (Vahni)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

It highlights that distress is calmed through śaraṇāgati (humble surrender) and stuti (praise) to Pati—Lord Śiva—whose auspicious grace steadies the inner self.

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

The verse models Saguna-bhakti: bowing with añjali and praising Śiva in a personal, approachable form. Such reverent devotion is the same spirit used in Liṅga-pūjā—approaching Śiva as the living refuge who responds with grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali-prāṇāma and Śiva-stuti before japa; recite “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a bowed, surrendered mind to cultivate inner calm and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.