Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

इति चिंतापरो नाहं त्वदन्यं शरणं हितम् । कृच्छ्रवांस्तेन विश्वस्य हितायैतत्कुरुष्व मे

Transliteration

iti ciṃtāparo nāhaṃ tvadanyaṃ śaraṇaṃ hitam | kṛcchravāṃstena viśvasya hitāyaitatkuruṣva me

Translation

Ainsi, plongé dans l’inquiétude, je ne trouve d’autre refuge salutaire que toi. Aussi, même si c’est ardu, pour le bien de l’univers entier, accomplis cela pour moi.

Word by Word

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

• चिन्ता-परः: absorbed in worry
• चिन्ता-परः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चिन्तायां परः = absorbed in worry)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• त्वत्-अन्यम्: other than you
• त्वत्-अन्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; शरणम्-विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (त्वत्तः अन्यः)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• हितम्: beneficial
• हितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (√धा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; शरणम्-विशेषण

• कृच्छ्र-वान्: distressed
• कृच्छ्र-वान्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (मतुप्/वतुप्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (कृच्छ्रवान् = afflicted/distressed)

• तेन: therefore/with that
• तेन: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्वस्य: of the world
• विश्वस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• हिताय: for (its) welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (√धा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the sake of)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुरुष्व: do (please)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (√कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me / to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/for me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; enclitic

Speaker

Sati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (complete surrender): the devotee recognizes Shiva (Pati) alone as the truly beneficial refuge and prays that even a difficult divine act be done for loka-hita (the welfare of all), aligning personal longing with cosmic good.

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

The verse models devotional dependence on Saguna Shiva—the approachable Lord who responds to prayer. In Linga worship, this same attitude is central: the devotee seeks Shiva’s grace as the sole shelter, offering worship not merely for private gain but for universal auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is inner surrender during japa and pūjā—especially Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—offering one’s anxiety to Shiva and praying for loka-kalyāṇa; it may be supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady devotion.