Shloka 26

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

हृदयं मम यो रुद्रस्स एवाहं न संशयः । पूज्यस्तव सदा सोपि ब्रह्मादीनामपि ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

hṛdayaṃ mama yo rudrassa evāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | pūjyastava sadā sopi brahmādīnāmapi dhruvam

Translation

He who is Rudra within my own heart—he is verily I; of this there is no doubt. He too is ever worthy of your worship, and surely so even for Brahmā and the other gods.

Word by Word

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (pronoun)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (demonstrative pronoun)

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय — Emphatic particle

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Nominative, Singular (1st person pronoun)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle), अव्यय — Negation

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मणि-योग्यतार्थक (gerundive/तव्यत्-भाव)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (2nd person pronoun)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (particle: also/even)

• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: of Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), बहुवचन — Genitive, Plural; समासः: ब्रह्म-आदि (तत्पुरुष; ‘Brahmā and others’)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly / surely
• ध्रुवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative: ‘certainly’)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse teaches antaryāmitva (Śiva as indwelling Rudra) and universal worship-worthiness, a doctrinal ground for temple and liṅga worship everywhere.

Significance: Establishes that worship of Rudra/Śiva is universally valid—even for Brahmā and the devas—supporting the merit of Śiva-pūjā irrespective of place.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Rudra is the indwelling Lord of consciousness—present in the heart as the supreme Pati—therefore devotion to Him is the sure path, beyond doubt, and honored even by the highest deities.

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

It links outer worship to inner realization: the same Rudra worshipped in the Liṅga (saguṇa support for devotion) is also to be recognized as the Lord seated within the heart, making worship both ritual and contemplative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Rudra in the heart while performing Śiva-pūjā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady bhakti—seeing the worshipped Lord as the inner Rudra.