Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome

Nīrājana

Devanagari script

प्रणेमुश्शिरसा देवीं भक्तियुक्ताः समेनकाम् । सर्वे सुरादयो दृष्ट्वा जगदाद्यां जगत्प्रसूम्

Transliteration

praṇemuśśirasā devīṃ bhaktiyuktāḥ samenakām | sarve surādayo dṛṣṭvā jagadādyāṃ jagatprasūm

Translation

Als sie die Göttin erblickten—die Urtümliche, die Mutter, die die Welten gebiert—verneigten sich alle Götter und übrigen Himmelswesen mit gesenktem Haupt, erfüllt von Bhakti; und ihre Wünsche wurden in vollkommene Harmonie gebracht und rechtmäßig erfüllt.

Word by Word

• प्रणेमुः: bowed down
• प्रणेमुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिरसा: with (their) head
• शिरसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करणम् (instrumental: with the head)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भक्ति: devotion
• भक्ति: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग

• युक्ताः: endowed (with devotion)
• युक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भक्ति-युक्ताः = endowed with devotion)

• समेन: with proper/equal
• समेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (with equal/appropriate)

• काम्: desire/longing
• काम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (पाठभेद/अर्थः: ‘काम्’ = desire/longing; or as epithet)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सुर: gods
• सुर: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग

• आदयः: and others
• आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुषः/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय (सुर-आदयः = gods and others); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having seen

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग

• आद्याम्: the primordial (one) of the world
• आद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जगद्-आद्या = primordial of the world); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies देवीम्)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग

• प्रसूम्: mother of the world
• प्रसूम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जगत्-प्रसू = mother/progenitrix of the world); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies देवीम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

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

It presents the Divine Mother as Jagadādyā and Jagatprasū—Shakti as the cosmic source—showing that humble surrender with bhakti aligns the devotee’s will and brings grace, which in Shaiva Siddhanta supports purification and the soul’s movement toward Shiva’s liberating presence.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna worship embraces Shiva along with Shakti; honoring the Goddess as the world-mother complements Linga worship by acknowledging Shiva as Pati (Lord) and Shakti as the manifest power through which grace and worldly order operate.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes śirasā praṇāma (bowing with reverence) and bhakti; as a practical takeaway, devotees may perform daily namaskāra before Shiva-Parvati, chant the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer simple worship with bhāva (devotional intent).