Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

योगरंधितकर्माणो यं प्रपश्यन्ति योगिनः । योगसंभाविते चित्ते योगेशं त्वां नता वयम्

Transliteration

yogaraṃdhitakarmāṇo yaṃ prapaśyanti yoginaḥ | yogasaṃbhāvite citte yogeśaṃ tvāṃ natā vayam

Translation

Wir verneigen uns vor dir, dem Herrn des Yoga—dir, den die Yogins, nachdem sie durch Yoga das Wirken des Karma gezügelt haben, unmittelbar schauen in einem Geist, der durch yogische Betrachtung gereinigt und gefestigt ist.

Word by Word

• yoga-raṃdhita-karmāṇaḥ: whose actions are restrained by yoga
• yoga-raṃdhita-karmāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + raṃdhita (√randh/raṃdh धातु + kta) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; overall adjective to ‘yoginaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); raṃdhita = kta-ppp ‘restrained/checked’

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative/Correlative pronoun use; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• prapaśyanti: they behold/see clearly
• prapaśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√paś (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yoginaḥ: yogis
• yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• yoga-saṃbhāvite: in the mind made fit/imbued by yoga
• yoga-saṃbhāvite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhāvita (√bhū/√bhāv धातु + kta)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘yogena saṃbhāvite’; Locative (सप्तमी) Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) agreeing with ‘citte’

• citte: in the mind
• citte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular (एकवचन)

• yoga-īśam: Lord of yoga
• yoga-īśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘yogānām īśaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• natāḥ: bowed down
• natāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √nam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Sati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: योगरंधितकर्माणो यं प्रपश्यन्ति योगिनः । योगसंभाविते चित्ते योगेशं त्वां नता वयम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva (Pati) is realized not merely by external rites but by inner purification: when karma-driven restlessness is restrained and the mind is stabilized through yoga, the yogin gains direct vision of Yogeshvara, culminating in surrender and liberation-oriented devotion.

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

While Saguna worship (including Linga-puja) supports concentration and grace, this verse highlights its inner completion: the same Shiva worshipped outwardly is beheld inwardly as Yogeshvara when the mind becomes yoga-purified—showing harmony between external devotion and internal realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative discipline is primary: restraining actions and senses, cultivating steady dhyana, and offering namaskara (surrender). Practically, one may pair daily Shiva-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with breath-led concentration to purify the citta and orient it toward Shiva.