Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च

Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits

Devanagari script

नानायुधधरायैव दैत्यदानवनाशिने । सद्याय सद्यरूपाय सद्योजाताय वै नमः

Transliteration

nānāyudhadharāyaiva daityadānavanāśine | sadyāya sadyarūpāya sadyojātāya vai namaḥ

Translation

السجود والتحية لسَدْيُوجَاتَا (Sadyojāta)، حاملِ الأسلحة الكثيرة، مُهلكِ الدَّيتْيَة والدَّانَفَة؛ السجود للذي هو حاضرٌ على الفور دائمًا، الذي صورتُه عينُ الحضور الآنيّ الأبديّ.

Word by Word

• नानायुधधराय: to the bearer of many weapons
• नानायुधधराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना + आयुध + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—नानानि आयुधानि यस्य सः (नानायुध) + धरः (धारयिता) → नानायुधधरः

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—एव/नूनम् (emphasis)

• दैत्यदानवनाशिने: to the destroyer of daityas and dānavas
• दैत्यदानवनाशिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + दानव + नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—दैत्यदानवानां नाशः यस्य सः (नाशिन्)

• सद्याय: to Sadya
• सद्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (सद्यः/सद्य)

• सद्यरूपाय: to him whose form is immediate/instant
• सद्यरूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्य + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—सद्यः रूपं यस्य सः (सद्यरूप)

• सद्योजाताय: to Sadyojāta (the immediately-born)
• सद्योजाताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्यः + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—सद्यः (अव्यय) + जातः → सद्योजात (अव्ययीभावः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—खलु/नूनम् (emphasis)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (भाव/Utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (salutation formula)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn/praise within the Satīkhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नानायुधधरायैव दैत्यदानवनाशिने । सद्याय सद्यरूपाय सद्योजाताय वै नमः

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse venerates Śiva as Sadyojāta—ever-present and swiftly responsive—who destroys demonic forces outwardly and also the inner “daitya/dānava” tendencies (ego, violence, delusion), affirming Śiva as Pati (Lord) whose grace protects and purifies the paśu (individual soul).

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā by invoking a named, approachable aspect of Śiva (Sadyojāta) with protective power; such name-recitation naturally accompanies Liṅga worship, where the formless reality is honored through a sacred form and specific epithets.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of Śiva’s names—especially “Sadyojāta”—along with Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before the Liṅga; optionally apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and offer water/bilva leaves while contemplating Śiva as the immediate, ever-near protector.