Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

महान्कालो व्यतीयाय तयोरित्थं महामुने । स्वोपात्तदेहयोः प्रभ्वोर्लोकलीलानुसारिणोः

Transliteration

mahānkālo vyatīyāya tayoritthaṃ mahāmune | svopāttadehayoḥ prabhvorlokalīlānusāriṇoḥ

Translation

Ô grand sage, ainsi s’écoula une longue durée pour ces deux Seigneurs, qui, ayant pris des corps par leur propre volonté, se mouvaient selon la līlā divine des mondes.

Word by Word

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘कालः’ इति विशेषण

• कालः: time
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• व्यतीयाय: passed elapsed
• व्यतीयाय: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अति + इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• इत्थम्: thus/in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् मुनिः)

• स्वोपात्तदेहयोः: of the two who had assumed bodies by their own will
• स्वोपात्तदेहयोः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of प्रभ्वोः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + उपात्त + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वेन उपात्तौ देहौ ययोः)

• प्रभ्वोः: of the two lords
• प्रभ्वोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• लोकलीलानुसारिणोः: of the two who follow the play of the world
• लोकलीलानुसारिणोः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of प्रभ्वोः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + लीला + अनुसारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य लीला ताम् अनुसरन्ति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: loka-līlā (divine play across long time)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights that Shiva’s embodied presence is voluntary and purposeful—time flows within His loka-lila, while the Lord remains sovereign, guiding souls toward grace and liberation.

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

By stating that the Lords “assume bodies by their own will,” it supports saguna worship—approaching Shiva through accessible forms (including the Linga) while recognizing His transcendent, nirguna supremacy beyond time.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva’s lila while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), training the mind to see worldly change as time-bound, and Shiva as the steady Pati who grants inner freedom.