Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

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

Devanagari script

अहमेव प्रजास्स्रक्ष्ये सर्वाः स्थिरचरा अपि । अन्यं स्रक्ष्ये सृष्टिकरमथवाहं स्वतेजसा

Transliteration

ahameva prajāssrakṣye sarvāḥ sthiracarā api | anyaṃ srakṣye sṛṣṭikaramathavāhaṃ svatejasā

Translation

„Ich allein werde alle Wesen hervorbringen, die unbeweglichen wie die beweglichen. Oder aber werde ich aus dem angeborenen Glanz meiner eigenen Kraft einen anderen Schöpfer erschaffen, der das Werk der Schöpfung vollbringt.“

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• स्रक्ष्ये: I shall create
• स्रक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूप (I shall create)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; प्रजाः-विशेषण

• स्थिर-चराः: stationary and moving
• स्थिर-चराः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक) + cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (“stationary and moving”) प्रजाः-विशेषण

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Emphasis/Addition (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सृष्टिकरम्-विशेषण

• स्रक्ष्ये: I shall create
• स्रक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सृष्टि-करम्: a creator
• सृष्टि-करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (“maker of creation”)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Disjunction (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: athavā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive: or/otherwise)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति for emphasis)

• स्व-तेजसा: by my own power
• स्व-तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (“by one’s own power/energy”)

Speaker

Lord Śiva (as the supreme Pati, declaring sovereign creative power)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts Śiva’s supreme sovereignty: all beings (moving and unmoving) arise from Him, and even a “creator” functions as His empowered instrument—supporting the Shaiva Siddhanta view of Śiva as Pati, the ultimate source and governor of manifestation.

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

The Liṅga symbolizes the unconditioned source from which the entire universe issues; worship of Saguna Śiva (with form) is devotion to that same supreme reality who can directly create or empower a secondary creator to manifest the worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the origin and inner ruler of all beings while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); offer bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and cultivate surrender, seeing all creative power as arising from His tejas (divine potency).