Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

तुलसी-शङ्खचूडोपाख्यानम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and the Tulasī Episode

Prelude to Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Fall

Devanagari script

मयागतं स्वभवनं शिवलोकं शिवो गतः । सर्वस्वास्थ्यमतीवाप दूरीभूतो ह्युपद्रवः

Transliteration

mayāgataṃ svabhavanaṃ śivalokaṃ śivo gataḥ | sarvasvāsthyamatīvāpa dūrībhūto hyupadravaḥ

Translation

Nachdem ich in meine eigene Wohnstatt zurückgekehrt war — in das glückverheißende Reich Śivas —, ging auch Śiva in seinen göttlichen Zustand ein. Da stellte sich in jeder Hinsicht vollkommene Wohlfahrt ein, und alle Störung und Widerwärtigkeit wurden weit fortgetrieben.

Word by Word

• मया: by me / I
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• आगतम्: come/arrived
• आगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); (गत्यर्थे) ‘arrived/come’

• स्वभवनम्: one’s own abode
• स्वभवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (स्वं भवनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• शिवलोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• गतः: went/has gone
• गतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विधेय-विशेषण

• सर्वस्वास्थ्यम्: complete well-being
• सर्वस्वास्थ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-svāsthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वं स्वास्थ्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1/2), एकवचन (sg.); (अत्र क्रियाविशेषणवत्)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifying adverb)

• आप: attained/obtained
• आप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• दूरीभूतः: became far away
• दूरीभूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūrī-√bhū (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नामधातु/कृदन्त (दूरीभू- ‘to become distant’) भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; indeed/for)

• उपद्रवः: disturbance/calamity
• उपद्रवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shivaloka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as the supreme auspicious refuge (Pati): reaching His realm/state brings sarva-svāsthya (inner wholeness) and causes upadrava (bondage-born distress) to fall away—an image of grace culminating in peace and liberation.

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

Śivaloka here points to communion with Śiva’s auspicious presence; in practice, devotees approach this through Saguna worship—especially Śiva-liṅga pūjā—where the visible form becomes the doorway to experiencing Śiva’s protecting and liberating grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Śiva-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) alongside liṅga-abhiṣeka; this is traditionally held to foster svāsthya (steadiness and well-being) and reduce upadrava (mental and karmic disturbances).