Shloka 86

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

Devanagari script

रुद्रा क्षमालिनं दृष्ट्वा शिवो विष्णुः प्रसीदति । देवीगणपतिस्सूर्यः सुराश्चान्येपि पार्वति

Transliteration

rudrā kṣamālinaṃ dṛṣṭvā śivo viṣṇuḥ prasīdati | devīgaṇapatissūryaḥ surāścānyepi pārvati

Translation

يا بارفتي، إنّ من رُئي متزيّنًا بمِسبحة الرودراكشا سُرَّت به الرودرات؛ وسُرَّ به شيفا وفيشنو؛ وكذلك الإلهة وغانابتي وإله الشمس وسائر الآلهة أيضًا يفيضون عليه باللطف والنعمة.

Word by Word

• रुद्राः: the Rudras
• रुद्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• क्षमालिनम्: the one wearing a garland/rosary (kṣamālin)
• क्षमालिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रसीदति: is pleased / becomes gracious
• प्रसीदति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गणपतिः: Gaṇapati
• गणपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सूर्यः: the Sun (Sūrya)
• सूर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Vishnu
• Devi
• Ganesha
• Surya
• Rudras
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Rudrākṣa (symbolized by a prayer-rosary) is a sacred mark of Śiva-bhakti; seeing such devotion invokes divine grace, indicating that sincere Shaiva orientation harmonizes one with all deities under Śiva’s lordship (Pati).

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

Rudrākṣa-wearing is presented as an outward support for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—helping the devotee maintain remembrance while performing Linga worship, japa, and pūjā—so the body and mind become aligned to Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use a Rudrākṣa mālā for japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily discipline; it functions both as a devotional sign and a meditative aid for steadiness and purity.