Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

ततो विहाय मनसा सतीं तां परमेश्वरः । जगाम स्वगिरि भेदं जगावद्धा स हि प्रभुः

Transliteration

tato vihāya manasā satīṃ tāṃ parameśvaraḥ | jagāma svagiri bhedaṃ jagāvaddhā sa hi prabhuḥ

Translation

Alors le Seigneur Suprême (Śiva), se retirant intérieurement de Satī, s’en alla vers la faille de sa propre montagne ; il demeurait à jamais le Maître souverain, recueilli en lui-même, inébranlé par les bouleversements du monde.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kala/Desha (काल/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त, gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having abandoned’

• मनसा: with the mind; mentally
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (mentally/with the mind)

• सतीम्: Satī
• सतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; object of विहाय

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; appositional to सतीम्

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्वगिरि: his own mountain
• स्वगिरि: Karma (कर्म) / Gati-karman (destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वः गिरिः) used as first member of place-name compound with भेदम्

• भेदम्: cleft; place ‘Bheda’
• भेदम्: Karma (कर्म) / Gati-karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; destination/object with जगाम (to the cleft/place called Bheda)

• जगौ: spoke/sang
• जगौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘sang/spoke’

• अद्धा: certainly
• अद्धा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (certainly/clearly)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• प्रभुः: the Lord; master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; in apposition to सः/परमेश्वरः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The motif of Śiva withdrawing to his mountain abode anticipates later tīrtha-geographies where Śiva’s tapas and withdrawal sanctify mountainous kṣetras (e.g., Kedāra traditions), though this verse itself is not a Jyotirliṅga etiological passage.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s supreme inner sovereignty: even in intense sorrow, He withdraws the mind from worldly turbulence, modeling Shaiva Siddhanta’s ideal of detachment (vairāgya) and steadiness on the path to liberation.

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

Śiva’s withdrawal points devotees to Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, pūjā) as a support for stabilizing the mind, while also indicating the deeper truth of the Lord as transcendent—unbound and inwardly complete.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mental withdrawal through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath, and support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance and composure.