Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49

शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City

Devanagari script

यस्यांगजास्तु वै ब्रह्मंस्त्रयस्सृष्ट्यादिकारकाः । सत्त्वादिगुणसंपन्ना विष्णुब्रह्महराभिधाः

Transliteration

yasyāṃgajāstu vai brahmaṃstrayassṛṣṭyādikārakāḥ | sattvādiguṇasaṃpannā viṣṇubrahmaharābhidhāḥ

Translation

يا براهما، من كينونته ذاتها تنبثق الثلاثة—المتّصفون بالغونات مثل ساتفا—الذين ينهضون بالخلق وسائر الوظائف الكونية، ويُعرَفون بأسماء فيشنو وبراهما وهارا.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual) सर्वनाम

• aṅgajāḥ: sons/offspring
• aṅgajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); समास: aṅga + ja (तत्पुरुष: ‘from the body’ → ‘born of’)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• brahman: O Brahmin (sage)
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्याविशेषण

• sṛṣṭi-ādi-kārakāḥ: agents of creation and the rest
• sṛṣṭi-ādi-kārakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समास: sṛṣṭi-ādi (तत्पुरुष: ‘creation etc.’) + kāraka (तत्पुरुष: ‘doers/causers of’)

• sattva-ādi-guṇa-saṃpannāḥ: endowed with sattva etc. qualities
• sattva-ādi-guṇa-saṃpannāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpanna (कृदन्त; √pad/√pād ‘to go/attain’ with सम्, past participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण: saṃpanna (भूतकृदन्त/PPP); समास: sattva-ādi-guṇa (तत्पुरुष) + saṃpanna (तत्पुरुष: ‘endowed with…’)

• viṣṇu-brahma-hara-abhidhāḥ: bearing the names Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Hara
• viṣṇu-brahma-hara-abhidhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समास: viṣṇu-brahma-hara (द्वन्द्व-सदृश नामसमुच्चय) + abhidhā (तत्पुरुष: ‘having the appellations/names of…’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages, with the verse addressing Brahmā within the narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes Śiva as the source from whom the functional triad (Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Hara) proceeds; reinforces Śiva-bhakti as oriented to the ultimate cause beyond guṇa-bound offices.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Hara (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It presents a Shaiva hierarchy where the cosmic triad (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara) are guṇa-conditioned functionaries for creation, maintenance, and dissolution, while the ultimate source is the higher Lord (Pati), indicating that liberation lies in transcending the guṇas through Shiva-realization.

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

By identifying the Trimūrti as arising from a single source, the verse supports Linga/Saguna Shiva worship as worship of the causal Lord behind all divine functions—approaching the One through a sacred form while understanding His supremacy beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as the source of all cosmic powers while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating detachment from sattva-rajas-tamas and offering all actions to Shiva as the inner ruler.