Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रज्ञायात्मरूपाय सर्वप्रत्ययहेतवे

Transliteration

kṣetrajñāyātmarūpāya sarvapratyayahetave

Translation

Hommage à Lui, le Connaisseur du champ (témoin intérieur), dont la nature même est le Soi, et qui est la cause de toute connaissance et de toute certitude.

Word by Word

• क्षेत्रज्ञाय: to the knower of the field (Self)
• क्षेत्रज्ञाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; क्षेत्र + ज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रस्य ज्ञः)

• आत्मरूपाय: to (him) whose form is the Self
• आत्मरूपाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मरूप (प्रातिपदिक; आत्मन् + रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः रूपम्)

• सर्वप्रत्ययहेतवे: to the cause of all cognition/convictions
• सर्वप्रत्ययहेतवे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वप्रत्ययहेतु (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + प्रत्यय + हेतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां प्रत्ययानां हेतुः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: क्षेत्रज्ञायात्मरूपाय सर्वप्रत्ययहेतवे

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as the indwelling Kshetrajna—the supreme witness who illumines all experience—teaching that true liberation comes by recognizing Him as the Self’s deepest ground and the source of all right knowledge.

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

Linga worship externalizes devotion to the formless witness described here: by honoring the Linga as Shiva, the devotee trains the mind to see the same Shiva as the inner knower behind every thought and perception.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the silent witness (kṣetrajña) while repeating the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—letting each arising cognition be offered back to Him as its very cause.