Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

गत्वा तत्र प्रभुं दृष्ट्वा सुप्रणम्य सुसंभ्रमाः । तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैः करौ बद्ध्वा विनम्रकाः

Transliteration

gatvā tatra prabhuṃ dṛṣṭvā supraṇamya susaṃbhramāḥ | tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotraiḥ karau baddhvā vinamrakāḥ

Translation

Dorthin gelangt und den Herrn erblickend, verneigten sie sich tief in ehrfürchtigem Staunen. Mit gefalteten Händen und demütigem Herzen priesen sie Ihn mit mancherlei Hymnen.

Word by Word

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): 'having gone'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb): 'there'

• prabhum: the Lord
• prabhum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): 'having seen'

• su-praṇamya: having bowed deeply
• su-praṇamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su (अव्यय) + pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय 'सु' (well) + क्त्वान्त: 'having bowed well/deeply'

• su-saṃbhramāḥ: greatly excited
• su-saṃbhramāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + saṃbhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: 'सु-संभ्रमाः' = very agitated/with great excitement; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of implied subject

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vividhaiḥ: with various
• vividhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण of 'stotraiḥ'

• stotraiḥ: hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• karau: (their) two hands
• karau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), द्विवचन

• baddhvā: having joined (hands)
• baddhvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bandh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): 'having bound/joined'

• vinamrakāḥ: humble (ones)
• vinamrakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinamraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of subject

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva path of bhakti: on receiving Shiva’s darśana, the devotee responds with humility (vinaya), reverent awe, and heartfelt praise—attitudes that purify the pashu (bound soul) and turn it toward Pati (the Lord).

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

It describes a classic mode of Saguna worship—approaching the Lord, offering pranāma with folded hands, and singing stotras. The same devotional protocol is applied before the Shiva Liṅga as Shiva’s accessible, grace-giving form for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice namaskāra with añjali (folded hands) and recite Shiva-stotras with a humble mind; this pairs naturally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Liṅga-upacāra during daily worship or Mahāśivarātri.