Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages

Devanagari script

तां तथैव स वै दोषं दत्त्वात्याक्षीत्स्वयं प्रभुः । ध्यायन्स्वरूप मकलमशोकमरमत्सुखी

Transliteration

tāṃ tathaiva sa vai doṣaṃ dattvātyākṣītsvayaṃ prabhuḥ | dhyāyansvarūpa makalamaśokamaramatsukhī

Translation

وهكذا نقل الربُّ بنفسه ذلك العيب إليها ثم طرحه جانبًا؛ ومقيمًا في التأمّل في حقيقته الذاتية—بلا أجزاء، بلا حزن، وبلا موت—ثبت في النعيم.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘एवम्’

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/assurance

• दोषम्: fault; blame
• दोषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• अत्याक्षीत्: abandoned; rejected
• अत्याक्षीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + आ + क्षि (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सः-समनाधिकरण

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियासहचर (concomitant action)

• स्वरूपम्: his own form; true nature
• स्वरूपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘ध्यायन्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मकलम्: spotless; without blemish
• मकलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier of ‘स्वरूपम्’)

• अशोकम्: sorrowless
• अशोकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘स्वरूपम्’)

• अरम्: fully; properly
• अरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘सम्यक्/पर्याप्तम्’

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘प्रभुः/सः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it articulates Śiva’s nirvikāra svarūpa (partless, sorrowless, deathless) while narratively explaining the handling of ‘doṣa’ in the marital episode.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse points to Śiva’s transcendence: by resting in meditation on His own svarūpa—partless, stainless, sorrowless, and deathless—He abides in innate bliss. For the seeker, it teaches that liberation arises from turning inward to the Pati (Lord) who is untouched by doṣa and duḥkha.

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

While the narrative speaks of Śiva’s nirguṇa purity, Linga-worship serves as the saguna support for the same truth: the Linga is a meditative emblem through which the mind is led to Śiva’s formless, deathless reality (svarūpa) described here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests dhyāna on Śiva’s svarūpa—visualizing and contemplating Him as nirmala (untainted), aśoka (free from sorrow), and amara (deathless). Practically, one may sit in japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and stabilize the mind in this contemplation.