Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”

Devanagari script

निमीलिताक्ष्यास्तस्यास्तु प्रविश्य हृदयं हरः । दिव्यं ज्ञानं ददौ तस्यै वाचं दिव्ये च चक्षुषी

Transliteration

nimīlitākṣyāstasyāstu praviśya hṛdayaṃ haraḥ | divyaṃ jñānaṃ dadau tasyai vācaṃ divye ca cakṣuṣī

Translation

Als sie die Augen geschlossen hatte, trat Hara in ihr Herz ein und verlieh ihr göttliches Wissen, dazu eine göttliche Stimme und göttliche Augen (inneres Schauen).

Word by Word

• निमीलिताक्ष्याः: of her whose eyes were closed
• निमीलिताक्ष्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + मीलित (कृदन्त) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (nimīlitāni akṣīṇi yasyāḥ = whose eyes were closed)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund), अव्ययभाव; with उपसर्ग प्र-

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ज्ञानम्)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• वाचम्: speech/voice
• वाचम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिव्ये: divine (two)
• दिव्ये: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चक्षुषी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चक्षुषी: two eyes
• चक्षुषी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva (Pati) as the indwelling Lord who, through grace, awakens the soul’s inner knowledge—transforming ordinary perception into divine insight and right understanding.

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

Linga worship trains the devotee to move from outer form (saguna upāsanā) to inner realization—Śiva as present in the heart—where true jñāna and purified speech arise by His blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative inwardness (eyes gently closed) with Shiva-oriented japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking divya-dṛṣṭi (inner sight) and divya-vāk (truthful, purified speech).