Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 72

गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship

Devanagari script

विष्णुश्च शिवमापृच्छ्य ब्रह्माहं तं तथैव हि । आगच्छाव स्वधामं च शिवौ संसेव्य भक्तितः

Transliteration

viṣṇuśca śivamāpṛcchya brahmāhaṃ taṃ tathaiva hi | āgacchāva svadhāmaṃ ca śivau saṃsevya bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Entonces Viṣṇu, tras despedirse de Śiva —y yo, Brahmā, igualmente— regresamos a nuestras propias moradas, después de haber servido con devoción a la auspiciosa Pareja Divina (Śiva y Pārvatī).

Word by Word

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śivam: Shiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• āpṛcchya: having asked
• āpṛcchya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√prach (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having asked/inquired’

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• āgacchāva: let us come
• āgacchāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), द्विवचन (Dual)

• svadhāmam: (to) one’s own abode
• svadhāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समास: स्व + धामन् (‘own abode’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śivau: the two Shivas (Śiva and Śakti)
• śivau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• saṃsevya: having served
• saṃsevya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√sev (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having served/attended’

• bhaktitaḥ: with devotion
• bhaktitaḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative; used adverbially ‘out of/with’), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahma (narrating within the Rudra Saṃhitā frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents Brahmā and Viṣṇu as devotees who respectfully take leave after serving Śiva (with Śakti), affirming that even the highest cosmic powers honor Pati (Śiva) through bhakti and humble seva.

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

The verse emphasizes personal, devotional attendance upon Śiva together with Pārvatī—an explicit Saguna focus—supporting the Purāṇic approach that worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) is grounded in reverence, service, and devotional surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti-yukta upāsanā: offer respectful leave-taking (praṇāma), daily seva such as water/flower offerings to the Śiva-liṅga, and steady remembrance through mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).