Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters

Genealogical Allocation

Devanagari script

रजस्सत्त्वतमोरूपां सर्वकार्यकरीं सदा । त्रिदेवजननीं देवीं त्वां नमामि च तां शिवाम्

Transliteration

rajassattvatamorūpāṃ sarvakāryakarīṃ sadā | tridevajananīṃ devīṃ tvāṃ namāmi ca tāṃ śivām

Translation

Ich verneige mich vor dir, Göttin Śivā, die stets alle Werke vollbringt, die als rajas, sattva und tamas erscheint und die göttliche Mutter der drei Devas ist.

Word by Word

• रजः-सत्त्व-तमः-रूपाम्: having the nature of rajas, sattva, tamas
• रजः-सत्त्व-तमः-रूपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having the form of rajas, sattva, tamas’ (समास-श्रृंखला)

• सर्व-कार्य-करीम्: performer of all actions
• सर्व-कार्य-करीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + करिन्/करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘doer of all works’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• त्रि-देव-जननीम्: mother of the three gods
• त्रि-देव-जननीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘mother of the three gods’ (द्विगु-पूर्वपद सहित तत्पुरुष)

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

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमामि: I bow to
• नमामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• ताम्: that (her)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवाम्: auspicious; Śivā
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: रजस्सत्त्वतमोरूपां सर्वकार्यकरीं सदा । त्रिदेवजननीं देवीं त्वां नमामि च तां शिवाम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Rudra

FAQs

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

This verse praises the Goddess as Śivā-Śakti, the operative power behind all worldly functions through the three guṇas, while remaining worthy of devotion as the auspicious divine Mother—showing that liberation-oriented bhakti in Shaiva tradition honors both Śiva and His Śakti.

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

Liṅga worship in the Shiva Purana is devotion to Śiva as Pati, and this verse complements it by recognizing Śakti as the dynamic potency through which Śiva’s grace becomes effective in creation and in the devotee’s life—supporting saguna upāsanā that culminates in inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to offer namaskāra and recite Śiva–Śakti praises alongside pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), with a sattvic intention; in temple/home worship this pairs well with liṅga abhiṣeka and simple devotional stotra-recitation.