Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

तारकपीडितदेवशरणागतिḥ — The Devas Seek Refuge from Tāraka

Devanagari script

स्वागतं स्वाधिकारा वै निर्विघ्नाः संति वस्तुतः । किमर्थमागता यूयमत्र सर्वे वदंतु मे

Transliteration

svāgataṃ svādhikārā vai nirvighnāḥ saṃti vastutaḥ | kimarthamāgatā yūyamatra sarve vadaṃtu me

Translation

¡Sed bienvenidos! En verdad sois dignos y tenéis el debido derecho; de hecho, estáis libres de obstáculos. ¿Con qué propósito habéis venido todos aquí? Decídmelo.

Word by Word

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/greeting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अभिवादनार्थे (as greeting)

• स्वाधिकारा: O rightful ones
• स्वाधिकारा: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाधिकारा (प्रातिपदिक) = स्व + अधिकार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘own/rightful authorities’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• निर्विघ्नाः: free from obstacles
• निर्विघ्नाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) = निर् + विघ्न
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्/उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (यूयम्)

• सन्ति: are
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वस्तुतः: in truth
• वस्तुतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वस्तुतः (अव्यय) < वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (adverb: in reality)

• किमर्थम्: for what purpose?
• किमर्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किमर्थम् (अव्यय) = किम् + अर्थम्
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb); अव्ययीभावः

• आगताः: having come
• आगताः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (यूयम्) विशेषणवत्

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (यूयम्) विशेषणवत्

• वदन्तु: let (them/you) say
• वदन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights adhikāra (spiritual eligibility) and nirvighnatā (freedom from obstacles): when seekers approach the Divine with sincerity and readiness, grace allows their purpose to be stated and fulfilled in an ordered, dharmic way.

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

By affirming the visitors’ fitness and asking their intention, the verse mirrors the proper approach to Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā): one comes with clear sankalpa, humility, and a focused request, trusting that obstacles are removed by Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Form a clear sankalpa before worship—after purifying with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa and repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” present your purpose (prārthanā) calmly and truthfully.