Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

समीपमागतास्ते मे दीनीभूय प्रणम्य माम् । अकुर्वन्सुनुतिं भक्त्या करौ बद्ध्वा विनम्रकाः

Transliteration

samīpamāgatāste me dīnībhūya praṇamya mām | akurvansunutiṃ bhaktyā karau baddhvā vinamrakāḥ

Translation

Alors ils s’approchèrent de moi ; devenus humbles, ils se prosternèrent devant moi. Avec bhakti, ils offrirent une louange fervente, les mains jointes (añjali), dans une attitude soumise et respectueuse.

Word by Word

• समीपम्: near/into proximity
• समीपम्: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as adverbial accusative)

• आगताः: came
• आगताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle used actively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि अर्थे (they came)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मे: to me/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘of me/to me’ (contextual)

• दीनि-भूय: having become humble
• दीनि-भूय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीनि (प्रातिपदिक) + √भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having become humble/lowly’

• प्रणम्य: having bowed to
• प्रणम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अकुर्वन्: did/performed
• अकुर्वन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुनुतिम्: good praise/hymn
• सुनुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-नुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करौ: (their) two hands
• करौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual)

• बद्ध्वा: having joined (hands)
• बद्ध्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bound/joined’

• विनम्रकाः: humble
• विनम्रकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनम्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) ते

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the events of the Yuddhakhaṇḍa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta mood of surrender: humility (dīnatā), prostration (praṇāma), and devotional praise (stuti) purify the heart and make the devotee receptive to Shiva’s grace.

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

Though the verse describes approaching a revered presence, its devotional posture—folded hands, bowing, and heartfelt praise—is the same inner discipline used in Saguna Shiva/Linga worship, where reverence and surrender are central.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice namaskāra with añjali (folded hands) and offer stuti/prārthanā with bhakti; this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate the same humble, surrendered state.