Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

मन्नाथे भुवने योगिन्नोचिता गतिरीदृशी । जायारत्नमतस्त्वं मे देहि रत्नभुजे निजम्

Transliteration

mannāthe bhuvane yoginnocitā gatirīdṛśī | jāyāratnamatastvaṃ me dehi ratnabhuje nijam

Translation

«En un mundo donde no tengo señor, oh yogui, tal proceder no es propio de un yogui. Por eso, oh portador de joyas, concédeme tu propia joya—tu preciosa esposa—para que sea mía.»

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘मत्’ (my); समासपूर्वपद (genitive sense)

• नाथे: in (my) lord/master
• नाथे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• भुवने: in the world
• भुवने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• योगिन्: O yogi
• योगिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• उचिता: proper, fitting
• उचिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (from √उच्/वच्?; lexical ‘proper’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular)

• गतिः: course/way, fate, condition
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular)

• ईदृशी: such as this
• ईदृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular)

• जायारत्नम्: the precious wife (wife-jewel)
• जायारत्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाया-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (जायायाः रत्नम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc, Singular)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थ (indeclinable; ‘therefore/from this’)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative, Singular)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative/Genitive, Singular)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular, active)

• रत्नभुजे: O enjoyer of jewels (O wealthy one)
• रत्नभुजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न-भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (रत्नं भुङ्क्ते/रत्नभुक् ‘one who enjoys jewels’); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• निजम्: your own
• निजम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc, Singular)

Speaker

An asura/warrior-petitioner addressing a powerful king (ratna-bhuj) within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue frame narrated by Sūta

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It exposes how ego can misuse the identity of a “yogin” to justify desire; Shaiva ethics emphasize self-mastery and surrender to Shiva (Pati) rather than entitlement over others.

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

By contrast: Saguna Shiva worship trains the devotee in humility and dharma; the verse depicts the opposite impulse—appropriation—showing why devotion and restraint are prerequisites for true grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and mindful restraint, transforming desire into bhakti and inner discipline.