Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

कन्या च सुखसौभण्यशीलाचारगुणान्विता । साध्वी स्यात्पुत्रिणी प्रीत्या श्रुत्वाख्यानमिदं शुभम्

Transliteration

kanyā ca sukhasaubhaṇyaśīlācāraguṇānvitā | sādhvī syātputriṇī prītyā śrutvākhyānamidaṃ śubham

Translation

Une jeune fille, comblée de bonheur et de bonne fortune, douée d’un noble caractère, d’une conduite droite et de vertus, en entendant avec joie ce récit sacré et auspicious, devient une femme chaste et dévouée, et reçoit la bénédiction de fils.

Word by Word

• कन्या: a maiden
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुखसौभण्यशीलाचारगुणान्विता: endowed with happiness, good fortune, character, conduct, and virtues
• सुखसौभण्यशीलाचारगुणान्विता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + सौभण्य + शील + आचार + गुण + अन्विता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (सुखादि-गुणैः अन्विता)

• साध्वी: virtuous
• साध्वी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्रिणी: having a son/children
• पुत्रिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन्/पुत्रिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-अर्थक (possessive: 'having a son/children')

• प्रीत्या: with joy / out of affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• आख्यानम्: narrative
• आख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva principle of śravaṇa (devotional hearing): listening to Shiva’s sacred narrative refines conduct and character (ācāra, guṇa) and bestows auspicious fruits, indicating that inner purification and grace arise through bhakti-centered engagement with scripture.

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

By praising the merit of hearing Shiva’s līlā and teachings, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion—kathā-śravaṇa as a complementary limb of worship alongside pūjā of the Śiva-liṅga, cultivating devotion that matures into steadiness in dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana kathā (especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri) with a devotional vow, optionally paired with simple Śiva worship such as pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize the virtues praised in the verse.