Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

तारकपीडितदेवशरणागतिḥ — The Devas Seek Refuge from Tāraka

Devanagari script

भार्य्यां समीहेत यथा स कालीं चन्द्रशेखरः । तथा विधध्वं त्रिदशा न चिरादेव यत्नतः

Transliteration

bhāryyāṃ samīheta yathā sa kālīṃ candraśekharaḥ | tathā vidhadhvaṃ tridaśā na cirādeva yatnataḥ

Translation

يا معشر الدِّيفات، اجتهدوا بصدقٍ وبذلٍ حتى يرغب تشاندراشيخارا (شِيفا، ربّ ذو الهلال على الجبين) في كالي زوجةً له؛ أتمّوا ذلك على هذا النحو، وبعَجَلة.

Word by Word

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समीहेत: should desire/seek
• समीहेत: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√ईह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparative link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb), उपमान/प्रकारवाचक

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

• कालीम्: Kālī
• कालीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चन्द्र-शेखरः: Candraśekhara (Śiva)
• चन्द्र-शेखरः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (moon as crest)

• तथा: so/in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तदनुरूपार्थक

• विधध्वम्: do/arrange
• विधध्वम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिदशाः: the gods
• त्रिदशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• चिरात्: after long
• चिरात्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (ablatival adverb) ‘after long (time)’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक

• यत्नतः: with effort
• यत्नतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-means)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablative adverb)

Speaker

Brahmā (inferred as the Devas are being instructed within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kali
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even cosmic order is served through devoted effort: the Devas actively support the sacred union of Śiva (Pati) and the Divine Mother (Śakti), showing how dharmic striving aligns with divine intention.

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

Chandrasekhara is Saguna Śiva—personally engaged in līlā—whose union with Śakti completes the manifest play of grace. For devotees, Linga-worship reveres the same Śiva who, as Saguna, accepts relational forms and bestows blessings through divine narratives.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadfast yatna (disciplined effort) in devotion—such as daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused intent—so one’s practice supports divine alignment and inner union of Śiva-Śakti.