Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्

Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

Devanagari script

विष्णोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नो ह्यब्रवीच्छिवः । दर्शयन् सद्गतिं तेषां सर्वेषां योगतत्परः

Transliteration

viṣṇostadvacanaṃ śrutvā prasanno hyabravīcchivaḥ | darśayan sadgatiṃ teṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ yogatatparaḥ

Translation

Hearing those words of Viṣṇu, Lord Śiva—pleased—spoke. Abiding in Yoga, he revealed to them all the true blessed course (sadgati), showing the auspicious spiritual destiny meant for every one of them.

Word by Word

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/of speech)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; वचनम् इति विशेषणम्

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/of Śiva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; शिवः इति विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवः इति विशेषणम्

• सद्गतिम्: good path/destiny
• सद्गतिम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्गति (प्रातिपदिक: सत् + गति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/for them)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/of them)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन; तेषाम् इति विशेषणम्

• योगतत्परः: devoted to yoga
• योगतत्परः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/of Śiva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगतत्पर (प्रातिपदिक: योग + तत्पर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; शिवः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva as the compassionate Pati who, pleased by Viṣṇu’s words, discloses the soul’s sadgati—an auspicious, liberation-oriented destiny—through the authority of Yoga and divine grace.

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

Though the verse highlights Śiva’s yogic stature, it supports Saguna devotion by showing that the personal Lord (Śiva) actively guides devotees toward sadgati; Linga-worship is a principal Shaiva means to receive that guidance and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is yogic steadiness with devotion—regular japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and meditation on Śiva as the giver of sadgati, supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate.