Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

महद्भाग्यं ममाद्यैव यद्यकार्ष्टां कृपां युवाम् । यस्मिन् सकरुणौ स्यातां स धन्यः पुरुषो वरः

Transliteration

mahadbhāgyaṃ mamādyaiva yadyakārṣṭāṃ kṛpāṃ yuvām | yasmin sakaruṇau syātāṃ sa dhanyaḥ puruṣo varaḥ

Translation

Grande est ma chance aujourd'hui, si vous deux avez montré de la compassion. Celui envers qui vous devenez tous deux gracieux et miséricordieux est seul vraiment béni et le meilleur parmi les hommes.

Word by Word

• महत्-भाग्यम्: great fortune
• महत्-भाग्यम्: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'great fortune'

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adverbial (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Condition marker (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक अव्यय (conditional)

• अकार्ष्टाम्: you two did
• अकार्ष्टाम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन, परस्मैपद; Vedic/epic form for अकुरुतम्/अकुर्वतम्

• कृपाम्: compassion; grace
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन; personal pronoun 'you two' (addressed)

• यस्मिन्: in whom
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; relative pronoun: 'in whom'

• स-करुणौ: compassionate
• स-करुणौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + करुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय: 'with compassion/compassionate' (sa- prefix)

• स्याताम्: may be / would be
• स्याताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• धन्यः: blessed
• धन्यः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective of पुरुषः

• पुरुषः: man; person
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरः: excellent; best
• वरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; appositional adjective to पुरुषः

Speaker

Satī (Pārvatī in her Satī-incarnation), speaking reverentially to two revered persons (yuvām) within the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights kṛpā (divine grace) as the decisive factor in spiritual uplift: one becomes truly “dhanya” when the compassionate glance and favor of the revered/divine manifests, aligning the soul toward Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—devotion is not merely ritual performance; it is meant to invite Shiva’s anugraha (grace). This verse emphasizes that blessedness is measured by receiving that compassionate favor, which the Linga represents as accessible, merciful presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is humble bhakti that seeks grace: daily Linga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offered with sincerity, along with simple disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and japa, to cultivate receptivity to Shiva’s compassion.