Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

संस्तुत्य वाग्भिरिष्टाभिः परिक्रम्य मुदान्विताः । प्रशंसन्तो विवाहञ्च स्वधामानि ययुस्ततः

Transliteration

saṃstutya vāgbhiriṣṭābhiḥ parikramya mudānvitāḥ | praśaṃsanto vivāhañca svadhāmāni yayustataḥ

Translation

Having praised the Divine Couple with cherished and fitting words, and having circumambulated them in joy, they extolled the wedding as well; thereafter they departed to their own abodes.

Word by Word

• saṃstutya: having praised
• saṃstutya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ + stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• vāgbhiḥ: with words/speeches
• vāgbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• iṣṭābhiḥ: desired/pleasing
• iṣṭābhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √iṣ)
• Form: विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (agreeing with vāgbhiḥ)

• parikramya: having circumambulated
• parikramya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + kram (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• mudā-anvitāḥ: filled with joy
• mudā-anvitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √anv-i)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: ‘endowed with joy’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• praśaṃsantaḥ: praising
• praśaṃsantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vivāham: the marriage
• vivāham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• sva-dhāmāni: to their own abodes
• sva-dhāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः (‘own abodes’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (गत्यर्थे द्वितीया)

• yayuḥ: went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents bhakti expressed through praise and circumambulation as an auspicious, purifying response to Shiva’s sacred līlā—honoring the Divine Couple and returning with uplifted consciousness.

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

Circumambulation and verbal stuti are core acts of Saguna Shiva worship; the same reverence offered to Shiva-Parvati here is mirrored in temple practice around the Shiva Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform stuti (hymnic praise) and parikrama with a joyful, focused mind—an actionable takeaway aligned with Shiva-puja, especially during festivals like Mahashivratri.