Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

हंस-वराह-रूपग्रहण-कारणम्

The Reason for Assuming the Swan and Boar Forms

Devanagari script

प्रादुर्भूतो भवानद्य शिवानुग्रहतो हरे । प्राप्तं शंकरसंभूत्या ह्यण्डं चैतन्यमावह

Transliteration

prādurbhūto bhavānadya śivānugrahato hare | prāptaṃ śaṃkarasaṃbhūtyā hyaṇḍaṃ caitanyamāvaha

Translation

Ô Hari, aujourd’hui tu t’es manifesté par la grâce de Śiva. Par l’avènement de Śaṅkara, l’Œuf cosmique a été obtenu ; maintenant, insuffle à cet œuf la conscience, la vie et l’éveil.

Word by Word

• प्रादुर्भूतः: manifested/appeared
• प्रादुर्भूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर्भू (धातु √भू)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकृदन्त/क्त), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; past passive participle used predicatively ("has manifested")

• भवान्: you (honored one)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific pronoun); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शिव-अनुग्रहतः: due to Śiva’s grace
• शिव-अनुग्रहतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: "शिवस्य अनुग्रहः"); पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; अपादानार्थे (cause/source: "due to")

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• प्राप्तम्: attained/obtained
• प्राप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु √प्राप्)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकृदन्त/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicative/attributive "obtained/attained"

• शंकर-संभूत्या: by Śaṅkara’s origination/emanation
• शंकर-संभूत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + संभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: "शंकरस्य संभूतिः"), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; करण/हेतु-भाव (by/through the origination from Śaṅkara)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• अण्डम्: the cosmic egg
• अण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• चैतन्यम्: consciousness
• चैतन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैतन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आवह: bring/confer
• आवह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु √वह्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (in the creation narrative of the Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: transition from jaḍa-sarga to cetana-sarga via īśvara-anugraha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as the decisive power behind manifestation and vitality—creation is not merely material formation (aṇḍa) but becomes living and meaningful only when consciousness (caitanya) is bestowed under Śiva’s lordship (Pati).

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

The verse reflects Saguna Śiva (Śaṅkara) as the accessible Lord whose presence enables the universe to function; Linga-worship similarly honors Śiva as the indwelling consciousness that sanctifies and enlivens all forms, including the cosmic form (brahmāṇḍa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is meditation on Śiva as caitanya-dātā (giver of consciousness), paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating that all life and awakening arise through Śiva’s grace.