Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

विधेश्चेतसि संजातो महामोहोऽसुखावहः । यद्वरं निर्विकारं तं संमोहयितुमिच्छति

Transliteration

vidheścetasi saṃjāto mahāmoho'sukhāvahaḥ | yadvaraṃ nirvikāraṃ taṃ saṃmohayitumicchati

Translation

Dans l’esprit de Vidhe (Brahmā) naquit une grande illusion, porteuse de peine ; et il voulut égarer cet Être excellent, immuable et sans aucune modification.

Word by Word

• विधेः: of Brahmā (Vidhī)
• विधेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• चेतसि: in the mind
• चेतसि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचन

• संजातः: arisen
• संजातः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः (arisen/produced)

• महामोहः: great delusion
• महामोहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मोह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great delusion)

• असुख-आवहः: bringing sorrow
• असुख-आवहः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुख + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (asukhāvaha = bringing unhappiness)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; यत् इति विशेष्य (apposition)

• निर्विकारम्: unchanging
• निर्विकारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying varam)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; यद्-सम्बन्धी (correlative)

• संमोहयितुम्: to delude
• संमोहयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मुह् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), परस्मैपद-धातु; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Satī-khaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that delusion (moha) arises in bound souls—even exalted beings like Brahmā—whereas Shiva, the Pati, is nirvikāra (unchanging) and ultimately untouched by such mental modifications; liberation lies in turning from moha to Shiva-centered knowledge and devotion.

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

The verse contrasts the mind’s power to project confusion with Shiva’s unchangeable reality; Linga worship trains the devotee to anchor attention in Shiva’s stable presence (nirvikāra) through a saguna support, leading the mind beyond its tendency to delude.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with focused dhyāna on Shiva’s nirvikāra nature, supported by traditional Shaiva aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa to reduce moha and stabilize devotion.