Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59

नारदमोहवर्णनम् — Description of Nārada’s Delusion

Devanagari script

स्वस्थानं जग्मतुर्विप्रा उदासीनौ शिवस्तुतिम् । चक्रतुर्मन्यमानौ वै शिवेच्छां सकलां सदा

Transliteration

svasthānaṃ jagmaturviprā udāsīnau śivastutim | cakraturmanyamānau vai śivecchāṃ sakalāṃ sadā

Translation

Diese Brahmanen-Weisen kehrten in ihre eigene Behausung zurück und blieben gleichmütig; sie sangen Hymnen zum Lobpreis Śivas, stets in dem Bewusstsein, dass alles in seiner Gesamtheit nur nach Śivas Willen geschieht.

Word by Word

• स्व-स्थानम्: their own place
• स्व-स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: स्वं स्थानम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• जग्मतुः: went
• जग्मतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विप्राः: Brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• उदासीनौ: indifferent, detached (the two)
• उदासीनौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदासीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; ‘(तौ)’ इत्यर्थे—पूर्वश्लोकस्थ-द्वयस्य विशेषणम्

• शिव-स्तुतिम्: praise of Śiva
• शिव-स्तुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य स्तुतिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• चक्रतुः: did, performed
• चक्रतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मन्यमानौ: thinking, considering
• मन्यमानौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + शानच् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकालिक आत्मनेपदी कृदन्त/वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; कर्तृवाचक

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ

• शिव-इच्छाम्: Śiva’s will
• शिव-इच्छाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य इच्छा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सकलाम्: entire, complete
• सकलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘शिवेच्छाम्’ विशेषणम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches udāsīnatā (inner detachment) joined with bhakti: the wise live without clinging and interpret all events as governed by Śiva’s all-pervading will, which steadies the mind and supports liberation.

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

By emphasizing śivastuti (praise), it aligns with Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva through worship and hymn—while the insight “all is by Śiva’s will” points to His supreme lordship beyond limited forms, a core Shaiva Siddhanta orientation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-stuti and japa with surrender (śaraṇāgati)—such as repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating that outcomes rest in Śiva-icchā—cultivates detachment and devotion.