Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सर्वाश्च तिथयो नन्दास्तव संयोगतश्शुभाः । तव भक्ता भविष्यंति बहुशुक्रा बहु प्रजाः

Transliteration

sarvāśca tithayo nandāstava saṃyogataśśubhāḥ | tava bhaktā bhaviṣyaṃti bahuśukrā bahu prajāḥ

Translation

يا نندا (نندين)، بصحبتك تغدو جميع التيثي، أي الأيام القمرية، مباركة. ومن كان من عبّادك المخلصين يزدهر، ممتلئاً بالحيوية، ومُنعَماً بكثرة الذرية.

Word by Word

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तिथयः: lunar days (tithis)
• तिथयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नन्दाः: joy-giving/auspicious
• नन्दाः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (predicate/attributive)

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• संयोगतः: due to (your) union
• संयोगतः: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb, -tas); कारण/हेतु-अर्थ (from/because of)

• शुभाः: auspicious
• शुभाः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• बहुशुक्राः: very virile / with much seed
• बहुशुक्राः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (bahu-śukra = having much semen/virility)

• बहु: much/many
• बहु: विशेषणार्थ (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक (indeclinable of quantity, used adverbially)

• प्रजाः: offspring/progeny
• प्रजाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Nandi
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred association with Shiva’s foremost attendant, Nandin, sanctifies time itself (tithis) and draws Shiva’s grace, resulting in worldly well-being and supportive conditions for dharma and devotion.

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

Nandin is intimately connected with Saguna Shiva and Shiva’s temple presence; honoring Nandi as the gateway to the Liṅga symbolizes approaching Shiva through devotion, humility, and right relationship with Shiva’s śakti-filled attendants.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Liṅga-pūjā on any tithi with steady bhakti, beginning by offering reverence to Nandi; recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintain purity and devotion, trusting that auspiciousness arises through Shiva’s grace.