Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”

Devanagari script

सर्वमंगलदं सारं सर्वश्रुतिमनोहरम् । सुखदं मोक्षबीजं च कर्ममूलनिकृंतनम्

Transliteration

sarvamaṃgaladaṃ sāraṃ sarvaśrutimanoharam | sukhadaṃ mokṣabījaṃ ca karmamūlanikṛṃtanam

Translation

Es verleiht alles Heilvolle; es ist die reine Essenz, erfreulich für alle Śruti. Es schenkt wahres Wohlergehen, ist der Same der Befreiung und schlägt die Wurzel des Karma ab.

Word by Word

• सर्वमङ्गलदम्: bestowing all auspiciousness
• सर्वमङ्गलदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + मङ्गल + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वमङ्गलानि ददाति इति); विशेषणम् (qualifying implied आख्यानम्/कथा)

• सारम्: essence
• सारम्: Visheshya-nirdeshana (विशेष्यनिर्देशन/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (appositional)

• सर्वश्रुतिमनोहरम्: delightful to all the śrutis (Vedic revelations)
• सर्वश्रुतिमनोहरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + श्रुति + मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वश्रुतीनां मनोहरम्); विशेषणम्

• सुखदम्: giving happiness
• सुखदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुखं ददाति); विशेषणम्

• मोक्षबीजम्: the seed of liberation
• मोक्षबीजम्: Visheshya-nirdeshana (विशेष्यनिर्देशन/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षस्य बीजम्); विशेषणवत्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• कर्ममूलनिकृंतनम्: cutting off the root of karma
• कर्ममूलनिकृंतनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म + मूल + निकृन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्ममूलस्य निकृन्तनम् = cutting off the root of karma); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it functions as a doctrinal-phalaśruti summary: the kathā is ‘mokṣa-bīja’ and ‘karma-mūla-nikṛntana’.

Significance: Positions Śiva-kathā as both maṅgala (worldly auspiciousness) and mokṣa-oriented (cuts karma at the root), aligning pilgrimage merit with inner liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises the Shaiva teaching as the essence of the Vedas: it brings auspiciousness and inner well-being while functioning as the “seed” of moksha by uprooting karmic bondage—aligning with Śaiva Siddhānta’s aim of freedom from pāśa (bondage) through Śiva’s grace and right practice.

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

By calling the teaching ‘Veda-pleasing’ and ‘moksha-seed,’ it frames Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga devotion—as a Vedic, purifying path that matures devotion and knowledge, weakening karma’s hold and preparing the devotee for Śiva’s liberating grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shaiva sādhanā: Linga pūjā with devotion, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined purity (such as Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and Rudrākṣa where prescribed) as supports for cutting karmic tendencies.