Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

गर्वापहारी लोकेशस्सर्वदा दीनवत्सलः । एतादृशो हि यः स्वामी स्वपुत्रं मन्यसे हि तम्

Transliteration

garvāpahārī lokeśassarvadā dīnavatsalaḥ | etādṛśo hi yaḥ svāmī svaputraṃ manyase hi tam

Translation

Le Seigneur des mondes ôte l’orgueil et demeure toujours tendre envers l’humble et l’affligé. Tel est vraiment ce Maître ; et pourtant tu le tiens pour ton propre fils.

Word by Word

• garva-apahārī: remover of pride
• garva-apahārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garva (प्रातिपदिक) + apahārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative) ‘गर्वम् अपहरति इति’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of lokeśaḥ)

• loka-īśaḥ: Lord of the worlds
• loka-īśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘लोकानाम् ईशः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• dīna-vatsalaḥ: affectionate to the poor
• dīna-vatsalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative) ‘दीनानां वत्सलः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• etādṛśaḥ: such (of this kind)
• etādṛśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• svāmī: master/lord
• svāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण (apposition to yaḥ)

• sva-putram: (your) own son
• sva-putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive) ‘स्वः पुत्रः’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• manyase: you consider
• manyase: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sati (addressing Daksha)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva, as Lokesha (Lord of all), dissolves ego (garva) and pours grace on the humble; treating Him as a mere worldly relation is a failure to recognize His supreme, liberating lordship (Pati).

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

The verse directs the devotee to see Shiva as the universal Master rather than a limited social identity; Linga/Saguna worship supports this by focusing devotion on Shiva’s sovereign presence and grace beyond family pride and status.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with an attitude of humility, offering worship without ego—optionally with Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as reminders of Shiva’s grace and ego-dissolving power.