Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras

Devanagari script

दातुं गच्छ वरं तस्यै कृपां कुरु महेश्वर । तां विवाहय सुप्रीत्या वरं दत्त्वा च तादृशम्

Transliteration

dātuṃ gaccha varaṃ tasyai kṛpāṃ kuru maheśvara | tāṃ vivāhaya suprītyā varaṃ dattvā ca tādṛśam

Translation

„Geh hin und gewähre ihr die Gabe; erweise Erbarmen, o Maheśvara. Vermähle Dich freudig mit ihr und verleihe ihr einen Segen eben solcher Art, wie es ihrem Wunsch entspricht.“

Word by Word

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive/तुमन्त), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; ‘to give’

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृपाम्: compassion
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेश्वर: O Great Lord
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विवाहय: marry (her)/cause the marriage
• विवाहय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विवाहय्/विवाह (धातु-प्रयोगः; causative from √वह/वह्)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः; परस्मैपद

• सुप्रीत्या: with great delight
• सुप्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः अर्थः (with great pleasure)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; ‘having given’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तादृशम्: such (of that kind)
• तादृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Brahma (addressing Lord Shiva/Maheśvara in the Sati narrative context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is an explicit petition for Śiva’s kṛpā (grace) culminating in marriage—anugraha expressed as granting the desired boon and establishing Śiva-Śakti union for loka-saṅgraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s role as Pati (the Lord) whose compassion (anugraha) fulfills the sincere devotion of the soul; divine grace responds to steadfast bhakti and ripens it into sacred union with the Lord.

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

The verse presents Saguna Śiva—Maheśvara who listens, feels compassion, and grants boons—mirroring how devotees approach the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible form through which Śiva bestows blessings and guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is prayerful supplication for Śiva’s grace—especially through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and liṅga-pūjā—seeking purity of intention and readiness for Śiva’s blessing.