Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

ध्यानप्रकारनिर्णयः / Determination of the Modes of Meditation

on Śrīkaṇṭha-Śiva

Devanagari script

योगस्योद्योगमात्रेण रुद्रलोकं गमिष्यति । अनुभूय सुखं तत्र स जातो योगिनां कुले

Transliteration

yogasyodyogamātreṇa rudralokaṃ gamiṣyati | anubhūya sukhaṃ tatra sa jāto yogināṃ kule

Translation

Schon durch das ernsthafte Bemühen im Yoga allein gelangt man in Rudras Welt. Nachdem man dort Glückseligkeit erfahren hat, wird man dann in der Linie der Yogins wiedergeboren.

Word by Word

• yogasya: of yoga
• yogasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• udyoga-mātreṇa: by mere effort
• udyoga-mātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय/विशेषण-विशेष्यभाव): ‘mātra’ = mere/only; ‘mere effort’

• rudra-lokam: Rudra’s world
• rudra-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): ‘rudrasya lokaḥ’

• gamiṣyati: will go
• gamiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Future tense (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• anubhūya: having experienced
• anubhūya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + bhū (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त) from √bhū with prefix anu-; indeclinable verbal form

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• jātaḥ: born
• jātaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative with saḥ

• yoginām: of yogins
• yoginām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• kule: in a family/lineage
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere striving in yoga is never wasted: even initial effort can carry the soul to Rudra’s realm, where Shiva’s grace matures into bliss and further spiritual readiness through birth among yogins.

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

Rudraloka signifies proximity to Saguna Shiva (Rudra) and His grace; disciplined yoga and devotion oriented to Shiva (often supported by Linga-worship) lead to higher states and continued refinement toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady Shaiva yoga—daily meditation on Shiva/Rudra, supported by japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a life of purity—since even sincere effort yields powerful spiritual results.