Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

विधाय कार्त्स्न्येन च तद्यदाह भगवान् भवः । मया विष्ण्वादयः सर्वे भृग्वादीनथ सत्वरम्

Transliteration

vidhāya kārtsnyena ca tadyadāha bhagavān bhavaḥ | mayā viṣṇvādayaḥ sarve bhṛgvādīnatha satvaram

Translation

Nachdem ich genau das in vollem Umfang ausgeführt hatte, was der gesegnete Herr Bhava (Shiva) gesprochen hatte, rief ich unverzüglich alle Götter, beginnend mit Vishnu, sowie die Weisen, beginnend mit Bhrigu, zusammen.

Word by Word

• vidhāya: having arranged/done
• vidhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √धा with उपसर्ग ‘वि-’; indeclinable verbal form (avyaya-kṛdanta)

• kārtsnyena: completely; with entirety
• kārtsnyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtsnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun used as object of speech

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun correlating with ‘tat’

• adāha: said/spoke
• adāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada; from √हā ‘to say’ with उपसर्ग ‘आ-’

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); epithet/name of Śiva

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• viṣṇu-ādayaḥ: Viṣṇu and others
• viṣṇu-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘ādi’ = ‘beginning with’ (आदिशब्देन सह तत्पुरुष)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with viṣṇvādayaḥ

• bhṛgu-ādīn: Bhṛgu and others
• bhṛgu-ādīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘ādi’ = ‘and others’

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भसूचक)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया एकवचन)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Bhrigu

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta principle of Pati (Śiva) as the supreme governor whose command sustains cosmic order; even Brahmā acts by fulfilling Śiva’s word completely and without delay.

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

By naming Bhava (Śiva) as the Blessed Lord whose instruction is authoritative, the verse supports Saguna Śiva devotion—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who guides gods and sages, a key mood behind Linga worship in the Purāṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is disciplined obedience (ājñā-pālana) and promptness in dharma; in worship this aligns with regular Shiva-pūjā, japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and timely observance of vows such as Mahāśivarātri.