Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

शांतं प्रसन्नमनसमुमाकांतं महोल्लसम् । देव्या प्रदत्त ताम्बूलं भुक्तवंतं सुवासितम्

Transliteration

śāṃtaṃ prasannamanasamumākāṃtaṃ mahollasam | devyā pradatta tāmbūlaṃ bhuktavaṃtaṃ suvāsitam

Translation

Er erblickte Herrn Śiva—still und friedvoll, im Geist heiter, Umās Geliebten und von großem Glanz—der das duftende tāmbūla (Betel) angenommen und gekaut hatte, das die Göttin dargebracht hatte.

Word by Word

• शान्तम्: peaceful
• शान्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (शिवम् इति लक्ष्य), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रसन्नमनसम्: of serene mind
• प्रसन्नमनसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्रसन्नं मनः यस्य/प्रसन्नमनाः)

• उमाकान्तम्: Umā’s beloved (Śiva)
• उमाकान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (उमायाः कान्तः)

• महोल्लसम्: greatly radiant
• महोल्लसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + उल्लस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् उल्लासः/प्रकाशः यस्य)

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रदत्तम्: given
• प्रदत्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (pān)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भुक्तवन्तम्: having eaten/consumed
• भुक्तवन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवत् (Perfect active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुवासितम्: well-fragranced
• सुवासितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वासित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-उपसर्गपूर्वकं वासितम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Uma/Devi)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as the supremely tranquil Pati (Lord) whose radiant presence is approached through loving service; the Goddess’s offering symbolizes purified devotion that brings the mind into śānti and prasāda—key dispositions for grace and liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship: devotees offer fragrant substances with reverence, not because Śiva needs them, but because such upacāras train the heart in surrender. The same spirit applies in Liṅga-pūjā—offering gandha, dhūpa, dīpa, and (where customary) tāmbūla as acts of bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice serene, loving upacāra: offer fragrance (gandha/dhūpa) and, if part of your tradition, tāmbūla after pūjā while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating a prasanna (clear, calm) mind.