Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । भवत्याः कृपया देवि तद्वृत्तं विदितं मया । यदाज्ञापय मां मातस्तत्कुर्य्यां त्वदनुज्ञया

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | bhavatyāḥ kṛpayā devi tadvṛttaṃ viditaṃ mayā | yadājñāpaya māṃ mātastatkuryyāṃ tvadanujñayā

Translation

The Blessed Lord said: “O Goddess, by your compassion that entire matter has been understood by me. O Mother, command me what is to be done; with your permission I shall carry it out.”

Word by Word

• श्री-भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्री-भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भगवान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘श्रीमान् भगवान्’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भवत्याः: of you (lady)
• भवत्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (सर्वनामवत्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कृपया: by (your) grace
• कृपया: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; ‘by/through grace’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वृत्तम्: the event/account
• वृत्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement with ‘viditam’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √वृत्, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘घटना/वृत्तान्त’

• विदितम्: known
• विदितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदित (कृदन्त; √विद्, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; correlates with ‘tat’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• आज्ञापय: command (me)
• आज्ञापय: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + √पि/पय (धातु; causative sense ‘to cause to know/command’) with आ-
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मातः: O Mother
• मातः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; ‘that’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (correlative)

• कुर्याम्: I would do / may I do
• कुर्याम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• त्वत्-अनुज्ञया: with your permission
• त्वत्-अनुज्ञया: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; means/condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘त्वया अनुज्ञा’/‘त्वदनुज्ञा’ = ‘with your permission’

Speaker

The Blessed Lord (Śrī Bhagavān; contextually a divine male deity addressing Devī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ethic of śaraṇāgati (surrender): true power is guided by grace (kṛpā) and aligned with divine instruction (ājñā), not personal impulse.

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee approaches the Lord and Devī as compassionate, personal guides; this verse models the devotional posture of seeking permission and acting as an instrument of the Divine will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily sankalpa with humility—begin japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offer actions mentally at the Linga, and proceed only after inwardly seeking the Lord’s/Devī’s anu-jñā (assent).