Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath

Devanagari script

निक्षिप्तेभ्यश्च बीजेभ्यो वनस्पत्यस्त्रयोऽभवन् । धात्री च मालती चैव तुलसी च मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

nikṣiptebhyaśca bījebhyo vanaspatyastrayo'bhavan | dhātrī ca mālatī caiva tulasī ca munīśvara

Translation

Aus den hingeworfenen Samen entstanden drei heilige Pflanzen—Dhātrī (Āmalakī), Mālatī und Tulasī, o du bester der Weisen.

Word by Word

• nikṣiptebhyaḥ: from the cast (seeds)
• nikṣiptebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni+√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; “from the thrown/cast (ones)”

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bījebhyaḥ: from seeds
• bījebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), बहुवचन

• vanaspatyaḥ: plants/trees
• vanaspatyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• abhavan: came to be
• abhavan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• dhātrī: Dhātrī (name of plant)
• dhātrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mālatī: Mālatī (jasmine)
• mālatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tulasī: Tulasī
• tulasī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tulasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni+īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; मुनीनां ईश्वरः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays sanctified nature as arising through divine causality—pure seeds giving rise to sacred plants—signifying Shiva’s anugraha (grace) making the world a support for bhakti and inner purification.

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

These plants are emblematic of devotional offerings (upacāra) that purify the worshipper’s intention; in Saguna Shiva worship, such pure substances express reverence and cultivate sattva, preparing the heart for Shiva-realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer pure leaves/flowers with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a disciplined, sattvic mindset; treat offerings as symbols of inner surrender rather than mere externals.