Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

हिमाचल उवाच । देवदेव महादेव करुणाकर शंकर । पश्य मां शरणम्प्राप्तमुन्मील्य नयने विभो

Transliteration

himācala uvāca | devadeva mahādeva karuṇākara śaṃkara | paśya māṃ śaraṇamprāptamunmīlya nayane vibho

Translation

Himācala sprach: „O Gott der Götter, o Mahādeva, barmherziger Śaṅkara! O allgegenwärtiger Herr, öffne deine Augen und blicke auf mich, denn ich bin zu dir gekommen, um Zuflucht zu suchen.“

Word by Word

• himācalaḥ: Himācala (the mountain)
• himācalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himācala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: हिमः अचलः (snow-mountain)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘उवाच’ = said

• devadeva: O God of gods
• devadeva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: देवानां देवः (God of gods)

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘महान् देवः’

• karuṇākara: O compassionate one
• karuṇākara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karuṇā-kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: करुणायाः आकरः/करः (source/maker of compassion)

• śaṃkara: O Śaṅkara
• śaṃkara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; ‘पश्य’ = see

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘शरणम्’ (refuge)

• prāptam: having attained (taken)
• prāptam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्राप्तम्’ = attained/obtained; (mām … śaraṇam prāptam = me who has taken refuge)

• unmīlya: having opened
• unmīlya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√mīl (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय; ‘उन्मील्य’ = having opened

• nayane: (your) two eyes
• nayane: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), द्विवचन; ‘नयने’ (two eyes)

• vibho: O all-pervading Lord
• vibho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Himācala (Himavān, King of the Mountains)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव महादेव करुणाकर शंकर । पश्य मां शरणम्प्राप्तमुन्मील्य नयने विभो

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himachala

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (complete surrender) to Pati (Śiva), invoking His karuṇā (grace) as the liberating power that turns the soul from bondage toward divine protection and fulfillment.

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

The verse addresses Śiva in personal, saguna form—Śaṅkara who ‘sees’ and responds—mirroring how devotees approach the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible presence of the transcendent Lord who grants grace to the surrendered.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is humble prayer with surrender while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), combined with simple Śiva-upacāra such as vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and focused dhyāna on Śiva’s compassionate gaze.