Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति शप्त्वा शिवा वह्निं सहेशेन नगात्मजा । जगाम स्वालयं शीघ्रमसंतुष्टा ततो मुने

Transliteration

brahmovāca | iti śaptvā śivā vahniṃ saheśena nagātmajā | jagāma svālayaṃ śīghramasaṃtuṣṭā tato mune

Translation

Brahmā dit : Après avoir ainsi maudit Agni, Śivā—la fille de la Montagne—se rendit promptement à sa demeure avec Maheśa, demeurant encore insatisfaite, ô sage.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: वच् (to speak)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• शप्त्वा: having cursed
• शप्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), धातु: शप् (to curse)

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन

• वह्निम्: Agni (fire-god)
• वह्निम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• ईशेन: with the Lord (Śiva)
• ईशेन: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/instrumental), एकवचन

• नगात्मजा: daughter of the mountain
• नगात्मजा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नगस्य आत्मजा)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: गम् (to go)

• स्वालयम्: to her own abode
• स्वालयम्: Karma (कर्म/object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य आलयः)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• असंतुष्टा: dissatisfied
• असंतुष्टा: Karta (कर्ता; subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (निषेध) + संतुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (संतुष्ट) with negation; विशेषण

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Desha/Kala-adhikarana (देश/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Narrative closure of the episode: after cursing Agni, Pārvatī departs with Maheśa to her abode, indicating restoration of divine order after punitive action.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Parvati
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śivā’s protective, dharma-guarding power and Maheśa’s companionship—showing that divine justice operates to restore sacred order when boundaries are crossed.

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

By naming Maheśa as present with Śivā, the narrative reinforces Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who accompanies and protects the devotee-world; such episodes support devotional (bhakti) orientation that culminates in Linga-worship as a stable focus for reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sense-restraint and purity (śauca) in worship: approach Agni (fire rituals) and Śiva-pūjā with disciplined conduct, supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind.