Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

तथैव पूजितस्सोपि वांछत्यार्यप्रयत्नतः । शंभुर्भवतु मद्भर्त्तेत्येवं दत्तवरेणतत्

Transliteration

tathaiva pūjitassopi vāṃchatyāryaprayatnataḥ | śaṃbhurbhavatu madbharttetyevaṃ dattavareṇatat

Translation

So, recht verehrt, begehrte auch sie — durch edles und ernstes Bemühen — diese Gabe: „Möge Śambhu mein Gemahl werden.“ Auf diese Weise wurde ihr dieser Segen gewährt.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘thus/so’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• पूजितः: (he) worshipped
• पूजितः: Karta (कर्ता; grammatical subject of ensuing action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘having been worshipped’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; additive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘also/even’

• वाञ्छति: desires
• वाञ्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada; 3rd Person, Singular

• आर्य-प्रयत्नतः: through noble effort
• आर्य-प्रयत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; manner/cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: Adverbial indeclinable in -तस्; Tatpuruṣa base ‘आर्यप्रयत्न’ = ‘noble effort’; ‘from/through noble effort’

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता; subject of ‘भवतु’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• भवतु: let (him) be / may (he) become
• भवतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada; 3rd Person, Singular

• मत्-भर्ता: my husband
• मत्-भर्ता: Pratipādya (प्रतिपाद्य; predicate nominative/complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘मम भर्ता’ = ‘my husband’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyānta-sūcaka (वाक्यान्तसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इत्यर्थक अव्यय) marking end of speech/thought

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• दत्त-वरेण: by the granted boon
• दत्त-वरेण: Karaṇa (करण; means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; दा धातु) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘दत्तः वरः’ = ‘a granted boon’; instrument ‘by the granted boon’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता; resumptive subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Nominative/Accusative, Singular; here as resumptive ‘that (happened/was)’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Satī episode to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śaṃbhurbhavatu madbharttā

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that sincere worship joined with ārya-prayatna (virtuous, disciplined effort) ripens into divine grace—Śiva’s anugraha—by which the devotee’s highest, dharmic longing is fulfilled.

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

It reflects Saguna-Śiva devotion: when Śambhu is approached through concrete worship (pūjā), the Lord responds compassionately by granting a boon. In Purāṇic practice, this same principle is expressed through Liṅga-pūjā as a direct, accessible form of Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadfast pūjā with pure intention—regular Śiva worship (especially Liṅga-arcana) supported by disciplined conduct; chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” is the simplest aligned practice.