Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

मदाज्ञया भवद्धर्मो विस्तारं यास्यति ध्रुवम् । मदनुज्ञापरो नित्यं गतिं प्राप्स्यसि मामकीम्

Transliteration

madājñayā bhavaddharmo vistāraṃ yāsyati dhruvam | madanujñāparo nityaṃ gatiṃ prāpsyasi māmakīm

Translation

„Durch Meinen Befehl wird dein rechtschaffener Pfad (Dharma) gewiss sich ausbreiten und erblühen. Stets Meiner Erlaubnis und Meiner Satzung ergeben, wirst du Meinen eigenen Zustand erlangen – das höchste Ziel, das Mir gehört.“

Word by Word

• मत्-आज्ञया: by my command
• मत्-आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मम आज्ञया)

• भवत्-धर्मः: your dharma
• भवत्-धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भवतः धर्मः)

• विस्तारम्: expansion
• विस्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• यास्यति: will go/attain
• यास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: surely
• ध्रुवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative), ‘certainly’

• मत्-अनुज्ञा-परः: devoted to my consent
• मत्-अनुज्ञा-परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मदनुज्ञायां परः = devoted to my permission/consent)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative), ‘always’

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मामकीम्: mine/belonging to me
• मामकीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘गतिम्’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (liberating grace): when one aligns with Shiva’s ājñā, dharma expands outward and the soul is led toward Shiva’s own supreme gati—liberation through the Lord’s sanction.

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

Obedience to Shiva’s ordinance is expressed through disciplined Saguna worship—reverence to the Shiva-Linga, daily pūjā, mantra-japa, and right conduct—through which Shiva’s grace matures devotion into realization of His highest state.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with sincere vow-keeping and daily Shiva worship (including bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where traditional), done in the spirit of following Shiva’s ājñā.