Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

तत्त्वसिद्धांतमाख्यातं शृणु सद्बुद्धिमावह । यथार्थं निगमाख्यातं निर्णीय भवकारकम्

Transliteration

tattvasiddhāṃtamākhyātaṃ śṛṇu sadbuddhimāvaha | yathārthaṃ nigamākhyātaṃ nirṇīya bhavakārakam

Translation

اسمع هذا الحسمَ المعلن لمبادئ الحقيقة (tattva-siddhānta) الذي يورث التمييزَ الصادق. إنه المقصود الحق كما أعلنته الفيدات؛ فإذا حُقِّق على وجهه، عُرِف سببُ البهافا (التكوّن الدنيوي) والطريقُ إلى ما وراءه.

Word by Word

• तत्त्व-सिद्धान्तम्: the doctrine of truth
• तत्त्व-सिद्धान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आख्यातम्: declared, taught
• आख्यातम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मणि विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्त्व-सिद्धान्तम्)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सद्-बुद्धिम्: right understanding
• सद्-बुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आवह: bring, obtain
• आवह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथार्थम्: truly, as it is
• यथार्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb)

• निगम-आख्यातम्: proclaimed in the Vedas
• निगम-आख्यातम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मणि विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निगम (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्त्व-सिद्धान्तम्)

• निर्णीय: having ascertained
• निर्णीय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• भव-कारकम्: that which causes existence (worldly becoming)
• भव-कारकम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मणि विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्त्व-सिद्धान्तम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya within the Rudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that liberation-oriented wisdom begins with tattva-siddhānta—rightly discerning reality as taught by the Vedas—so one can diagnose the cause of bhava (saṁsāra) and turn toward Shiva as the transcendent liberator.

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

By grounding practice in Vedic truth and clear discernment (sadbuddhi), devotion to Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) becomes a means to purify understanding and transcend bhava, leading toward realization of Shiva beyond limiting bonds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is śravaṇa and manana—listening to Shaiva teachings and contemplating their meaning—supported by daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize sadbuddhi and detach from the causes of saṁsāra.