Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

अथ प्रसन्नहृदया सा हि संजातहृच्छया । रेमे तद्वनमध्यस्था तद्युक्ता बहुवासरान्

Transliteration

atha prasannahṛdayā sā hi saṃjātahṛcchayā | reme tadvanamadhyasthā tadyuktā bahuvāsarān

Translation

Dann, mit heiterem Herzen und erwachtem innerem Verlangen, verweilte sie mitten in jenem Wald und frohlockte—mit ihm vereint viele Tage lang.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• प्रसन्न-हृदया: whose heart was pleased
• प्रसन्न-हृदया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त; √सद्/√सन् धातु) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (प्रसन्नं हृदयं यस्याः सा) विशेषणम् (सा)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• संजात-हृच्छया: in whom heart’s desire had arisen
• संजात-हृच्छया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संजात (कृदन्त; सम् + √जन् धातु) + हृच्छया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (संजाता हृच्छया यस्याः सा) विशेषणम् (सा)

• रेमे: enjoyed/sported
• रेमे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्-वन-मध्य-स्था: standing in the middle of that forest
• तत्-वन-मध्य-स्था: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + वन (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्था (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (तस्मिन् वने मध्ये स्थिता) विशेषणम् (सा)

• तत्-युक्ता: joined with him/connected with that
• तत्-युक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तेन/तस्मिन् युक्ता) विशेषणम् (सा)

• बहु-वासरान्: for many days
• बहु-वासरान्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (बहवः वासराः) कालपरिमाण-द्वितीया

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva theme that when the heart becomes prasanna (clear, peaceful) and oriented toward Shiva, the soul naturally delights in nearness to the Divine—an image of grace leading to steady inner joy rather than restless desire.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s approachable presence: devotion matures into lived communion (tadyuktā). In Linga-worship, the same principle is expressed as sustained upāsanā—remaining mentally ‘united’ with Shiva through daily reverence and remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sustained japa and dhyāna: repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) daily with a calm heart, and cultivate continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) as the inner form of ‘dwelling with Shiva’ over many days.