Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कृत्वा देहादिकं तस्य प्रीत्यै सर्वं तदर्पणम् । निर्वाहाय च शून्यत्वं यत्तदात्मसमर्पणम्

Transliteration

kṛtvā dehādikaṃ tasya prītyai sarvaṃ tadarpaṇam | nirvāhāya ca śūnyatvaṃ yattadātmasamarpaṇam

Translation

Faire même de son corps et de tout le reste une offrande pour Sa joie—tout Lui offrir—et, afin de soutenir cette vie, demeurer comme « vide », libre de tout esprit de possession : voilà, en vérité, l’offrande de soi-même à Lui.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done / after doing
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• देह-आदिकम्: the body and the rest (possessions etc.)
• देह-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आदि-शब्देन सह: “body etc.”)

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रीत्यै: for (his) pleasure / for pleasing
• प्रीत्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्-अर्पणम्: offering (of it / to him)
• तत्-अर्पणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (“offering of that / offering to him”)

• निर्वाहाय: for maintenance / for sustenance
• निर्वाहाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शून्यत्वम्: emptiness / renunciation (state of being void)
• शून्यत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शून्यत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तत्-आत्म-समर्पणम्: self-surrender to him/that
• तत्-आत्म-समर्पणम्: Pradhāna-pada (प्रधानपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + समर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आत्मसमर्पण = self-surrender; तत्-आत्मसमर्पण = surrender of oneself to him/that)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Articulates śaraṇāgati/ātma-nivedana: converting body, possessions, and agency into offerings dissolves pāśa (bondage of mamakāra) and invites Śiva’s liberating grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines true devotion as ātma-samarpaṇa—placing body, possessions, and agency at Shiva’s feet, while living without egoic ownership (śūnyatva) so actions become purified and liberating.

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

Linga-worship trains the devotee to offer all acts and resources to Saguna Shiva as sacred service (arpaṇa). The verse emphasizes that the outer offering is fulfilled only when the inner sense of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ is also surrendered.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice arpaṇa-bhāva in daily Shiva-pūjā: offer water, bilva, and mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while consciously relinquishing possessiveness; maintain life and duties simply, with inner non-attachment (śūnyatva).