Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

एवमाज्ञा तदा दत्ता विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । शासनाद्देवदेवस्य हृदा त्वंतर्दधे हरिः

Transliteration

evamājñā tadā dattā viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | śāsanāddevadevasya hṛdā tvaṃtardadhe hariḥ

Translation

Ainsi, Viṣṇu, le Soutien tout-puissant, donna alors cet ordre. Et, par l’ordonnance du Dieu des dieux (Śiva), Hari se dissimula au-dedans de ton cœur.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• आज्ञा: command
• आज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रभविष्णुना: by the mighty Viṣṇu
• प्रभविष्णुना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabha-viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (प्रभुः विष्णुः = prabhu-viṣṇu)

• शासनात्: from/owing to the command
• शासनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• हृदा: in/with the heart
• हृदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (हृद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared/withdrew
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhā (धा धातु) with antar- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; अन्तर्धा-धात्वर्थ (to disappear)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Śiva as Devadeva (Pati), whose ordinance governs even Viṣṇu; spiritually, it teaches surrender to Śiva’s supreme will and the inwardization of divine presence within the heart.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship by affirming Śiva’s personal sovereignty (Devadeva) whose command shapes cosmic events; Linga-worship expresses this same truth—Śiva as the supreme Lord who can place divine grace and awareness within the devotee’s heart.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is hṛdaya-smaraṇa (heart-centered remembrance): meditate on Śiva as Devadeva while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), praying that the Lord’s ordinance makes the mind turn inward and become receptive to grace.