Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44

शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

निरृतिर्भगवानीशो नैरृती नगनंदनी । वरुणो भगवान्रुद्रो वारुणी भूधरात्मजा

Transliteration

nirṛtirbhagavānīśo nairṛtī naganaṃdanī | varuṇo bhagavānrudro vāruṇī bhūdharātmajā

Translation

Nirṛti ist der selige Herr Īśa (Śiva) selbst, und Nairṛtī ist die Tochter des Berges. Varuṇa ist der selige Herr Rudra, und Vāruṇī ist die Tochter Bhūdhāras, des Bergträgers.

Word by Word

• निरृतिः: Nirṛti (goddess/personification)
• निरृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: blessed, venerable
• भगवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (honorific adjective)

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

• नैरृती: Nairṛtī (consort/associated goddess)
• नैरृती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नगनन्दनी: daughter of the mountain
• नगनन्दनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगनन्दनी (प्रातिपदिक; नग + नन्दनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नगस्य नन्दनी)

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

• भगवान्: venerable
• भगवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• वारुणी: Vāruṇī (Varuṇa’s consort/associated goddess)
• वारुणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भूधरात्मजा: daughter of the mountain
• भूधरात्मजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूधरात्मजा (प्रातिपदिक; भूधर + आत्मजा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भूधरस्य आत्मजा)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Isha
• Nirriti
• Varuna
• Nairriti
• Varuni

FAQs

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

It teaches a Shaiva vision where the cosmic functions and directional powers are not independent—Īśa/Rudra is the indwelling Lord (Pati) behind them, and their energies are expressed through corresponding Shaktis.

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

By identifying deities like Nirṛti and Varuṇa with Īśa/Rudra, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship: all visible divine roles are unified in Shiva, who is worshipped in the Linga as the all-pervading Lord of every quarter and element.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is direction-conscious Shiva remembrance: while doing japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate each quarter and its powers as pervaded by Rudra, reinforcing one-pointed bhakti and inner surrender.