Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi

Devanagari script

श्रवणीयं सदा भक्तैर्निःकामैश्च मुमुक्षुभिः । शिवाद्वैतप्रदं चैतत्सदाशिवमयं शिवम्

Transliteration

śravaṇīyaṃ sadā bhaktairniḥkāmaiśca mumukṣubhiḥ | śivādvaitapradaṃ caitatsadāśivamayaṃ śivam

Translation

ينبغي أن يُستمع إلى هذا التعليم دائمًا من قِبَل العابدين—الزاهدين عديمي الرغبة، والساعين إلى التحرّر؛ لأنه يمنح إدراك شيفا على وجه اللاثنائية، وهو بذاته من طبيعة سَدَاشيفا—شيفا المبارك.

Word by Word

• श्रवणीयम्: to be listened to / worth hearing
• श्रवणीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रवणीय (कृदन्त; √श्रु धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ: ‘should be heard’)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भक्तैः: by devotees
• भक्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• निःकामैः: desireless
• निःकामैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘भक्तैः’)

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

• मुमुक्षुभिः: by seekers of liberation
• मुमुक्षुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मोक्षं इच्छन्ति’ इति (one who desires liberation)

• शिवाद्वैतप्रदम्: granting non-duality of Śiva
• शिवाद्वैतप्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + अद्वैत + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थ: ‘शिवस्य अद्वैतं प्रददाति’ (giving Śiva-nonduality)

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• सदाशिवमयम्: consisting of Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवमयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा + शिव + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सदाशिवेन मयम्’ (consisting of Sadāśiva)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kumārakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Defines the proper adhikārin (bhakta, niṣkāma, mumukṣu) and the highest fruit: śiva-advaita realization; in Siddhānta terms, experiential nearness/identity in grace while maintaining Śiva’s transcendence in doctrine.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadashiva

FAQs

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

It declares śravaṇa (devout listening) of Śiva-kathā as a direct sādhanā for niṣkāma-bhaktas and mumukṣus, because such hearing purifies bonds (pāśa) and culminates in Śiva-advaita—realization of the Lord as the supreme, auspicious Reality (Sadāśiva).

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

By praising “hearing” as Sadāśiva-filled, it supports Saguna upāsanā—listening to the Lord’s names, forms, and deeds (including Liṅga-mahātmya)—as a means that ripens the seeker toward the inner, non-dual recognition of Śiva beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana recitation (kathā-śravaṇa), ideally with niṣkāma intent, supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple devotional observances (such as offering water to the Liṅga) to stabilize the mind toward liberation.