Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

इदानीं त्वं सुखी नाम शुचे मच्छरणागतः । अतः प्रसन्नो जातोऽहं सर्वं दुःखं विनश्यति

Transliteration

idānīṃ tvaṃ sukhī nāma śuce maccharaṇāgataḥ | ataḥ prasanno jāto'haṃ sarvaṃ duḥkhaṃ vinaśyati

Translation

À présent, ô toi qui te lamentes, tu deviens réellement heureux, car tu as pris refuge en Moi. Ainsi Je suis comblé, et toute ta souffrance s’anéantit.

Word by Word

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीय-पुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'त्वम्' विशेषण

• नाम: indeed
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण/ख्यात्यर्थ 'indeed/by name'

• शुचे: O pure one
• शुचे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मत्-शरणागतः: one who has come for refuge to me
• मत्-शरणागतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आगत (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'मम शरणम्' + 'आगत' (P.P.P. of आ-गम्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'त्वम्' विशेषण

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), हेत्वर्थ

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'अहम्' विशेषण

• जातः: have become
• जातः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (P.P.P. used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'अहम्' सह—'have become'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'दुःखम्' विशेषण

• दुःखम्: sorrow, suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विनश्यति: perishes, is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge in Shiva) as the decisive turning point: when the soul turns to Pati (Shiva) with dependence, Shiva’s prasāda (grace) dissolves duḥkha and leads the devotee toward peace and liberation.

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

Approaching the Shiva-Linga as Saguna Shiva is a concrete act of refuge—offering prayer, water, and mantra with surrender. The teaching is that it is not mere ritual alone, but refuge and grace (prasanna) that make worship transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily śaraṇāgati with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” mentally placing all fear and sorrow at Shiva’s feet; Linga-abhiṣeka on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri can be done as an outer expression of this inner surrender.