Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

तपसा तव मर्यादा जगति स्थापिता मया । उत्पन्नमात्रा न यथा सकामास्स्युश्शरीरिणः

Transliteration

tapasā tava maryādā jagati sthāpitā mayā | utpannamātrā na yathā sakāmāssyuśśarīriṇaḥ

Translation

„Durch deine Tapas (Askese) habe Ich deine rechtmäßige Ordnung in der Welt begründet—damit verkörperte Wesen nicht schon im Augenblick der Geburt sogleich vom Begehren getrieben werden.“

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• मर्यादा: boundary/limit (rule)
• मर्यादा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्यादा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थापिता: established
• स्थापिता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘established’

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उत्पन्नमात्राः: just born
• उत्पन्नमात्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + पन्न (√पद्/पत् से) + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘उत्पन्नाः मात्राः’ = just-born/only newly arisen

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• यथा: as/so that
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/so that)

• सकामाः: desirous
• सकामाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘कामयुक्ताः’

• स्युः: might be/would be
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शरीरिणः: embodied beings
• शरीरिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Shiva upholds cosmic order (maryādā) through tapas, ensuring that embodied souls are not immediately overwhelmed by kama; it points to the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of disciplining desire so the soul can turn toward Shiva and liberation.

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

Worship of the Linga as Saguna Shiva is a training in maryādā—regular pūjā, mantra, and restraint—so the devotee’s embodied life is purified and desire is subordinated to devotion and dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tapas in daily form: Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), observance of vrata (especially on Mahāśivarātri), and disciplined conduct that reduces kama and strengthens vairāgya.