Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

तथापि कृपयाविष्ट एनं संजीवयाम्यहम् । रक्ष्याश्शरणगाश्चेति जानन्धर्मं सनातनम्

Transliteration

tathāpi kṛpayāviṣṭa enaṃ saṃjīvayāmyaham | rakṣyāśśaraṇagāśceti jānandharmaṃ sanātanam

Translation

« Pourtant, saisi de compassion, je le rendrai à la vie, car je connais le dharma éternel : ceux qui ont pris refuge doivent être protégés. »

Word by Word

• tathāpi: nevertheless
• tathāpi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोध-अव्यय (concessive: nevertheless)

• kṛpayā: out of compassion
• kṛpayā: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āviṣṭaḥ: possessed/overcome (by)
• āviṣṭaḥ: Bhava (भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + viś (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate of aham

• enam: this one (him)
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃjīvayāmi: I revive / will bring back to life
• saṃjīvayāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + jīv (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative ‘I will revive’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rakṣyāḥ: (they) should be protected
• rakṣyāḥ: Bhava (भाव/prescriptive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (धातु) + ya (यत्/भविष्यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भविष्यत् कर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (future passive participle/gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘to be protected/should be protected’

• śaraṇa-gāḥ: those who have sought refuge
• śaraṇa-gāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; of implied ‘are’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक; from gam)
• Form: द्वितीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘those who have taken refuge’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• jānan: knowing
• jānan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with aham

• dharmam: dharma, duty
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifying dharmam

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as the compassionate protector in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose essential nature is grace (anugraha). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, when the bound soul (paśu) turns toward refuge (śaraṇāgati), Shiva’s compassion protects and uplifts, even reversing misfortune, because safeguarding the surrendered is eternal dharma.

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

Saguna Shiva is worshipped as the living, responsive Lord who grants protection and restoration through grace. Linga worship embodies this accessible presence: the devotee approaches in surrender, and Shiva—knowing the dharma of protecting the refuge-seeker—bestows preservation, healing, and inner renewal.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śaraṇāgati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer water/bilva to the Linga with the intention, “I take refuge in Shiva.” A simple daily vow of compassion (dayā) aligns the devotee with the verse’s dharma of protection.