Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

ईदृशं त्यज कुज्ञानं शरणं व्रज तस्य वै । भज सर्वात्मना शम्भुं सन्तुष्टश्शं विधास्यति

Transliteration

īdṛśaṃ tyaja kujñānaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja tasya vai | bhaja sarvātmanā śambhuṃ santuṣṭaśśaṃ vidhāsyati

Translation

اترك هذا الفهمَ المضلِّل، والْتَجِئْ إليه حقًّا ملاذًا. واعبد شَمبهو (Śambhu) بكل كيانك؛ فإذا رضي منحك «شِيفا»—البركةَ واليُمنَ والخيرَ.

Word by Word

• īdṛśam: such/like this
• īdṛśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally qualifying ‘kujñānam’

• tyaja: abandon
• tyaja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• kujñānam: wrong knowledge/ignorant notion
• kujñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ku-jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ku (दुष्ट/अशुभ) + jñāna (ज्ञान)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vraja: go/seek
• vraja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tasya: of him/of that (one)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

• bhaja: worship/serve
• bhaja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sarvātmanā: with one’s whole self; wholeheartedly
• sarvātmanā: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially; तत्पुरुष: sarva (सर्व) + ātman (आत्मन्)

• śambhum: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• santuṣṭaḥ: being pleased/satisfied
• santuṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with implied subject ‘saḥ (Śambhuḥ)’

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

• vidhāsyati: will accomplish/arrange
• vidhāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana teaching in the Sati Khanda context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation-oriented life begins by dropping misguided views and taking śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Śiva; His grace then manifests as śānti and śivatva (auspicious well-being).

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

“Bhaja Śambhum” supports saguna upāsanā—devotional worship of Śiva as the beneficent Lord, commonly approached through Śiva-liṅga worship as a concrete focus for surrender and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Wholehearted bhajana implies daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially Pañcākṣarī: Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a surrendered attitude; if practiced, bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa can support steadiness in devotion.