Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

देवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Deva-stuti-varṇana) — “Description of the Gods’ Hymn/Praise”

Devanagari script

अयं मंत्रो महापुण्यो मत्प्रीतिजनकश्शुभः । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदस्सर्वकामदश्शैवकावह

Transliteration

ayaṃ maṃtro mahāpuṇyo matprītijanakaśśubhaḥ | bhuktimuktipradassarvakāmadaśśaivakāvaha

Translation

Dieses Mantra ist höchst verdienstvoll, glückverheißend und erweckt Meine (Śivas) Freude. Es schenkt weltlichen Genuss und Befreiung (moksha), erfüllt jedes ersehnte Ziel und führt in den Stand und auf den Pfad der Śaivas, der Śiva-Verehrer.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/subject-determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महापुण्यः: greatly meritorious
• महापुण्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of मन्त्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुण्य (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पुण्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• मत्-प्रीति-जनकः: producer of my pleasure
• मत्-प्रीति-जनकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of मन्त्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-शब्द) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘मम प्रीतिं जनयति’

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of मन्त्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of मन्त्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative) + ‘प्रद’ (giver)

• सर्व-काम-दः: bestower of all desires
• सर्व-काम-दः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of मन्त्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वान् कामान् ददाति’

• शैवक-आवहः: bringing (the fruit/state) of Śiva-devotion
• शैवक-आवहः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of मन्त्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैवक (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् (धातु) + आ- उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शैवकं (शिवसम्बन्धि-फलम्/भावम्) आवहति’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Mantra-upāsanā that yields bhukti (well-being, prosperity) and mukti (liberation) and establishes the aspirant in Śaiva-dharma.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares mantra as a direct means to Śiva’s grace (prīti/anugraha): through japa and devotion, the seeker gains both dharmic well-being in life and the higher fruit of liberation, aligning with the Shaiva aim of approaching Pati (Śiva).

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

In Shiva Purana practice, mantra is typically joined to Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where sound (mantra) and form (liṅga) together focus devotion, purify the mind, and draw Śiva’s favor, culminating in inner realization beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular mantra-japa with devotion—ideally alongside Śiva worship such as Linga-abhisheka, wearing rudrākṣa, and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma)—is implied as the practical discipline that yields auspiciousness, desired aims, and spiritual release.