Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation

Devanagari script

नामधेयान्यनेकानि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदानि च । गुणकर्मानुरूपाणि प्रायशस्तत्र पार्वती

Transliteration

nāmadheyānyanekāni bhuktimuktipradāni ca | guṇakarmānurūpāṇi prāyaśastatra pārvatī

Translation

Es gibt viele heilige Namen, die sowohl weltlichen Genuss als auch Befreiung verleihen. O Pārvatī, diese Namen entsprechen zumeist den Eigenschaften und Taten des Herrn.

Word by Word

• nāmadheyāni: names, appellations
• nāmadheyāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāmadheya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st case), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• anekāni: many
• anekāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); viśeṣaṇa of nāmadheyāni

• bhukti-mukti-pradāni: granting enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa sense: 'bhuktyā muktyā ca pradāni' (bestowing enjoyment and liberation); viśeṣaṇa of nāmadheyāni

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• guṇa-karma-anurūpāṇi: in accordance with qualities and actions
• guṇa-karma-anurūpāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'guṇānāṃ karmāṇāṃ ca anurūpāṇi' (in accordance with qualities and actions); viśeṣaṇa of nāmadheyāni

• prāyaśaḥ: mostly, generally
• prāyaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāyaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tatra: there, in that context
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश-अव्यय, locative adverb)

• pārvatī: O Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Sambodhyā (सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Sambodhana/Prathamā (सम्बोधन/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); direct address

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site narrative; it explains the soteriological function of divine names—granting bhukti (worldly fruition) and mukti (liberation)—and that names correspond to guṇa and karma (attributes and acts).

Significance: Frames nāma-upāsanā as a complete sādhana: names can yield both artha/kāma (bhukti) and final release (mukti) when aligned with right understanding and devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Shiva’s many divine names are not arbitrary; they reveal His functions and qualities, and sincere remembrance of these names can lead to both bhukti (rightly ordered worldly welfare) and mukti (liberation) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

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

It supports Saguna worship: devotees approach Shiva through name-and-form as expressed in His qualities and deeds, which is harmonized with Linga worship where the one Lord is adored through sacred designations and attributes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa—repetition of Shiva’s names (especially with the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with devotion and purity of conduct, seeking both dharmic well-being and ultimate liberation.