Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

अलकापतेः तपः-लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा च वरप्राप्तिः / The Lord of Alakā: Austerity, Liṅga-Establishment, and the Receiving of a Boon

Devanagari script

शिवैकादशमुद्बोध्य चित्तरत्नप्रदीपकैः । अनन्यभक्तिस्नेहाढ्यस्तन्मयो ध्याननिश्चलः

Transliteration

śivaikādaśamudbodhya cittaratnapradīpakaiḥ | ananyabhaktisnehāḍhyastanmayo dhyānaniścalaḥ

Translation

وبأنوارٍ كالمصابيح من جوهرة القلب (الوعي الخالص) أيقظ الحضور الأحدَ عشرَ لشيفا؛ فامتلأ بمحبةِ البهاكتي الخالصة دون سواه، وصار واحداً معه، وثبت في الدهيانا (التأمل) ثباتاً لا يتزعزع.

Word by Word

• शिवैकादशम्: the eleven (forms) of Śiva
• शिवैकादशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Acc sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of Śiva')

• उद्बोध्य: having awakened/realized
• उद्बोध्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable gerund)

• चित्तरत्नप्रदीपकैः: by mind-jewel lamps (i.e., luminous inner gems)
• चित्तरत्नप्रदीपकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त + रत्न + प्रदीपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masc; Instr pl); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'lamps that are jewels of the mind/heart')

• अनन्यभक्तिस्नेहाढ्यः: rich in exclusive devotion and love
• अनन्यभक्तिस्नेहाढ्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य + भक्ति + स्नेह + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masc; Nom sg); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'rich in exclusive devotion and affection')

• तन्मयः: absorbed in that (Śiva)
• तन्मयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masc; Nom sg); तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'consisting of/absorbed in that')

• ध्याननिश्चलः: steady in meditation
• ध्याननिश्चलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान + निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masc; Nom sg); कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'steadfast in meditation')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation-oriented practice matures when inner awareness illumines the mind, giving rise to exclusive love for Shiva; then meditation becomes steady and the devotee abides in Shiva-centered absorption (tanmaya).

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

The verse supports Saguna-focused upasana: by fixing the mind on Shiva (often through Linga-worship, mantra, and form-based contemplation), devotion becomes ananya, and the mind is stabilized into continuous dhyana that leads toward realization of Shiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is one-pointed Shiva-dhyana supported by mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined concentration until the mind becomes niścala (unwavering) in remembrance of Shiva.