Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा वृन्दा प्रविशद्धव्यवाहनम् । विष्णुना वार्यमाणापि तस्मितासक्तचेतसा

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityuktvā sā tadā vṛndā praviśaddhavyavāhanam | viṣṇunā vāryamāṇāpi tasmitāsaktacetasā

Translation

Sanatkumāra dit : Ayant ainsi parlé, Vṛndā entra alors dans le feu sacrificiel. Bien que Viṣṇu cherchât à l’en empêcher, son esprit demeura fermement attaché à cette même résolution.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सनत्+कुमार (कर्मधारय)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/quotative particle

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘उक्त्वा’ = having said

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण—काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वृन्दा: Vṛndā
• वृन्दा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रविशत्: entered
• प्रविशत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हव्यवाहनम्: the fire (carrier of oblations)
• हव्यवाहनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्यवाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—हव्यस्य वाहनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वार्यमाणा: being restrained
• वार्यमाणा: Karma (कर्म—कर्मणि प्रयोगे)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारि/वृ (धातु: वारयति—‘to restrain’)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्तः; शानच्/आनच्-प्रत्यय (Present Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being restrained/forbidden’

• अपि: even/although
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तस्मिता: with a smile
• तस्मिता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्मिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आसक्तचेतसा: with mind attached/absorbed
• आसक्तचेतसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसक्त-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे ‘चेतस्’ (मनस्) आधारः; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—आसक्तं चेतः यस्य/आसक्तं चेतः (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Vrinda
• Vishnu
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse highlights unwavering inner resolve (niścaya) and the power of a mind fixed on its chosen dharma; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such firmness points to the soul’s intense drive toward purity and release from binding conditions.

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

While the verse is narrative, it underscores the Shaiva emphasis that outer acts gain spiritual force when the mind is steadfast; in Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, the same principle applies—devotion becomes transformative when consciousness remains firmly anchored in the vow and in Śiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined resolve and single-pointedness: maintain a firm vow (vrata) with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and purity practices such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, focusing the mind without wavering.