Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others

Devanagari script

ततो विष्णुर्मयान्ये च सुरसिद्धमुनीश्वराः । प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुस्सूक्तैर्वेदोपनिषदन्वितैः

Transliteration

tato viṣṇurmayānye ca surasiddhamunīśvarāḥ | praṇamya tuṣṭuvussūktairvedopaniṣadanvitaiḥ

Translation

Alors Viṣṇu, moi (Brahmā), ainsi que les plus éminents seigneurs parmi les dieux, les Siddhas et les grands sages, nous nous inclinâmes avec révérence et louâmes (Śiva) par des hymnes sacrés, empreints de l’autorité des Vedas et des Upaniṣads.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyā-sambandha (क्रियासम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय — ‘then’

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: the Mayas (a group of gods)
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘मय’ (a class of gods)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय — conjunction

• सुर-सिद्ध-मुनि-ईश्वराः: gods, siddhas, sages, and lords (great beings)
• सुर-सिद्ध-मुनि-ईश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: सुराश्च सिद्धाश्च मुनयश्च ईश्वराश्च

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — having bowed

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3), बहुवचन — 3rd person plural; परस्मैपद

• सूक्तैः: with hymns
• सूक्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वेद-उपनिषद्-अन्वितैः: endowed with Vedic and Upaniṣadic (content)
• वेद-उपनिषद्-अन्वितैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषण (सूक्तैः); द्वन्द्व (वेद + उपनिषद्) ततः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘अन्वित’ (endowed with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the ideal response to darśana: praṇāma and Veda-Upaniṣad-grounded stuti, implying that right praise aligns the devotee with liberating knowledge and invites grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Siddhas
• Munis
• Devas

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva as the supreme Pati, worthy of reverent prostration and Veda–Upaniṣad-grounded praise, indicating that devotion (stuti) aligned with scriptural truth leads the soul toward grace and liberation.

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

The act of bowing and praising with hymns reflects Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through name, form, and glorification—commonly expressed in Liṅga-upāsanā with stotras and Vedic mantras.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Praṇāma (prostration) followed by stotra-pāṭha: recite Śiva hymns or the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a contemplative mind, honoring Śiva as taught by Vedic-Upaniṣadic insight.