Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

Devanagari script

एवं मूढधियश्चाज्ञाः पूजायां ते सनातनम् । आवाहनं न जानीमो गतिं नैव प्रभोद्भुताम्

Transliteration

evaṃ mūḍhadhiyaścājñāḥ pūjāyāṃ te sanātanam | āvāhanaṃ na jānīmo gatiṃ naiva prabhodbhutām

Translation

এইদৰে আমি মোহগ্ৰস্ত বুদ্ধি আৰু অজ্ঞ; পূজাৰ সনাতন বিধি আমি নাজানো। আৱাহনৰ বিধানো অজানা, আৰু সত্য বোধৰ পৰা উদ্ভূত পৰম গতি আৰু ফলও আমি বুজি নাপাওঁ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध/प्रकार (Adverbial modifier/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• मूढधियः: of deluded intellect (we)
• मूढधियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ-धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मूढा धिः यस्य)

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

• अज्ञाः: ignorant
• अज्ञाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पूजायाम्: in worship
• पूजायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ते: we
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘वयम्’ अर्थे (used for 1st person plural in some contexts)

• सनातनम्: the Eternal One
• सनातनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आवाहनम्: invocation (rite)
• आवाहनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-√वह् (धातु) + ल्युट् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-नाम (action noun)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• जानिमः: we know
• जानिमः: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गतिम्: the way/method
• गतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• प्रभोद्भुताम्: arising from the Lord
• प्रभोद्भुताम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘गतिम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभो-उद्भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रभोः उद्भूता)

Speaker

Devotees/supplicants addressing a revered divine authority (contextually within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative, likely petitioning Lord Shiva or his divine representative for correct worship)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights humility before Shiva: ritual without right understanding becomes incomplete, and true worship must mature into prabodha (spiritual awakening) that leads toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Āvāhana is a key step in saguna upāsanā (formal worship), including Liṅga-pūjā—inviting Shiva’s presence with devotion and correctness—so that outward acts align with inner reverence and transformative insight.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies learning authentic Shiva-pūjā steps—especially āvāhana—supported by mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so worship becomes a means to prabodha rather than mere formality.