Shloka 19

Devanagari script

मम स्वामी शिवो यो हि स जातो ब्रह्मणस्तुतः । रुद्रनामा पूर्णरूपावतारः परमात्मनः

Transliteration

mama svāmī śivo yo hi sa jāto brahmaṇastutaḥ | rudranāmā pūrṇarūpāvatāraḥ paramātmanaḥ

Translation

My Lord is Shiva, who manifested and was praised by Brahmā. He is called Rudra—the complete and perfect incarnation of the Supreme Self (Paramātman).

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• स्वामी: lord, husband/master
• स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (in apposition to स्वामी)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तदन्वय (correlative)

• जातः: born, arisen
• जातः: Kriyā (क्रिया/भूतभाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगसामर्थ्य

• ब्रह्मणः: by/of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तुतः: praised
• तुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्तुतः’ = praised

• रुद्रनामा: named ‘Rudra’
• रुद्रनामा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (having the name Rudra)

• पूर्णरूपावतारः: the incarnation of complete form
• पूर्णरूपावतारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण-रूप-अवतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परमात्मनः: of the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sati (speaking about Shiva to Daksha/assembly contextually within Satīkhaṇḍa narration as relayed by Suta)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: mama svāmī śivo yo hi sa jāto brahmaṇastutaḥ | rudranāmā pūrṇarūpāvatāraḥ paramātmanaḥ

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Brahma
• Paramatman

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva—known here as Rudra—as the full manifestation of the Paramātman, affirming that devotion to Shiva is devotion to the Supreme Reality, not a lesser deity.

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

By identifying Rudra as the complete-form avatāra of the Supreme, it supports Saguna worship (such as Linga worship) as a valid, grace-giving approach to realize the Nirguna Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steadfast Rudra-bhakti—praise (stuti) and remembrance of Shiva as Rudra/Paramātman—commonly expressed through japa of Shiva’s names and the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).