Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection

Devanagari script

अद्भुताकृतिलीलस्त्वं तव मायाद्भुता प्रभो । तया विमोहितं सर्वं विना त्वद्भक्तिमीश्वर

Transliteration

adbhutākṛtilīlastvaṃ tava māyādbhutā prabho | tayā vimohitaṃ sarvaṃ vinā tvadbhaktimīśvara

Translation

O Herr, dein göttliches Spiel nimmt wundersame Gestalten an, und wundersam ist auch deine Māyā. Durch diese Māyā wird die ganze Welt betört—außer denen, die dir in Bhakti ergeben sind, o Īśvara.

Word by Word

• अद्भुत-आकृति-लीलः: one whose play/form is wondrous
• अद्भुत-आकृति-लीलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक) + लील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अद्भुता आकृतिः यस्य/अद्भुताकृत्या लीलः—अर्थे विशेषणम्)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• माया: illusion/power (Māyā)
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• अद्भुता: wondrous
• अद्भुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); विशेषणम् (मायायाः)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (Vocative)

• तया: by that (Māyā)
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental)

• विमोहितम्: deluded
• विमोहितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुह् (धातु) → विमोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextually predicate with ‘सर्वम्’)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana/Relation (अपादान-सदृश/वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; वियोग/अपवादार्थक-उपपद (preposition: without); द्वितीयासह (governs accusative)

• त्वद्-भक्तिम्: devotion to you
• त्वद्-भक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वया/तव भक्तिः)

• ईश्वर: O Lord
• ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (Vocative)

Speaker

Satī (addressing Lord Śiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva’s māyā can bewilder all embodied beings, but steadfast devotion to Śiva (Śiva-bhakti) becomes the distinguishing grace-filled path that cuts through delusion and turns the mind toward liberation.

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

By emphasizing Śiva’s wondrous līlā and māyā, it supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through accessible forms such as the Śiva-liṅga—so devotion becomes stable and the devotee is not carried away by māyā’s projections.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to strengthen Śiva-bhakti through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with simple liṅga-pūjā; such devotion is presented as the safeguard against delusion.