Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः

Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace

Devanagari script

शिवभक्ते महादेवि सृष्टिस्थित्यंतकारिणी । त्वां विना रक्षको नान्यस्तस्माद्रक्ष शिवे हि माम्

Transliteration

śivabhakte mahādevi sṛṣṭisthityaṃtakāriṇī | tvāṃ vinā rakṣako nānyastasmādrakṣa śive hi mām

Translation

হে মহাদেবী, শিবভক্তে, সৃষ্টিস্থিত্যন্তকারিণী! তোমাকে ছাড়া অন্য কোনো রক্ষক নেই; অতএব হে শিবে, নিশ্চয়ই আমাকে রক্ষা করো।

Word by Word

• शिवभक्ते: O devotee of Śiva
• शिवभक्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘शिवस्य भक्तः/भक्ता’

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सृष्टि-स्थिति-अन्त-कारिणी: she who causes creation, maintenance, and dissolution
• सृष्टि-स्थिति-अन्त-कारिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि + स्थिति + अन्त + कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुषभावः) ‘सृष्टिं स्थितिं अन्तं च करोति’

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं (सर्वनाम), द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपातः/पूर्वप्रयोगः; ‘without’ (सहाय-अपादानार्थे)

• रक्षकः: protector
• रक्षकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘रक्षकः’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभावः/निपातवत् प्रयोगः; ‘therefore/from that reason’ (ablative-form used adverbially)

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिवे: O Śivā
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/हेतु-निपातः (emphatic/indeed)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/warrior in distress (narrated within Sūta Gosvāmin’s discourse in Rudrasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivabhakte mahādevi sṛṣṭisthityaṃtakāriṇī | tvāṃ vinā rakṣako nānyastasmādrakṣa śive hi mām

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): the devotee recognizes Mahādevī as the active power of Pati (Śiva) who governs creation–preservation–dissolution, and seeks refuge in her compassionate protection.

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

It supports Saguna upāsanā: the devotee approaches the personal, gracious form of the Divine—Śiva through Śivā (Śakti). In Linga worship, this same truth is honored as the inseparable unity of Śiva–Śakti, where protection and grace flow to the worshipper.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is protective japa with devotion—reciting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” (Pañcākṣarī) while mentally offering fear and ego at the feet of Śiva–Śivā; optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of surrender and purity.