Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य च विधातारं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम् । तुष्टुवुर्विकलाः प्रोचुः स्ववृत्तांतं विशेषतः

Transliteration

praṇamya ca vidhātāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasaṃpadām | tuṣṭuvurvikalāḥ procuḥ svavṛttāṃtaṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Having bowed down to the Ordainer, the Bestower of all prosperity, the distressed ones praised Him and then related to Him in detail the account of what had happened to them.

Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), उपसर्गः प्र

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• विधातारम्: the Creator/Ordainer (Brahmā)
• विधातारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दातारम्: the giver
• दातारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वसम्पदाम्: of all prosperities
• सर्वसम्पदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सम्पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वाः सम्पदः)

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• विकलाः: distressed/perturbed
• विकलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रोचुः: they said/told
• प्रोचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः प्र

• स्ववृत्तान्तम्: their own account/news
• स्ववृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्वस्य वृत्तान्तः)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: particularly)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva path of śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): first bowing to Shiva as the supreme dispenser of karma and grace, then offering stuti (praise) and a truthful narration of one’s condition—an inner act of humility that prepares the devotee for anugraha (divine favor).

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

The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā: approaching the Lord as the personal bestower of all auspiciousness. In Linga worship, this attitude is expressed through namaskāra, stotra, and nivedana (placing one’s life-story at the Lord’s feet) before seeking protection and boons.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is implied: begin with namaskāra to Shiva, recite a short stotra or the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and then offer a sincere self-review (confession and prayer) as one’s inner nivedana.