Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

ममांगाच्च समुत्पन्नो मत्कार्यं कर्तुमर्हसि । मदीयस्त्वं सदा पूज्यो भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

mamāṃgācca samutpanno matkāryaṃ kartumarhasi | madīyastvaṃ sadā pūjyo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Né de Mon propre corps, tu es digne d’accomplir Mon dessein. Tu es à Moi; ainsi tu seras toujours adoré—sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अङ्गात्: from (my) body/limb
• अङ्गात्: अपादान (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen/produced
• समुत्पन्नः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उत्+पद् (धातु) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• मत्-कार्यं: my task/work
• मत्-कार्यं: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी/मम-आधारित) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive tatpuruṣa: 'my' + 'task'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: प्रयोजन/क्रियार्थ (purpose infinitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive/तुमुन्)

• अर्हसि: you are fit/you ought
• अर्हसि: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• मदीयः: mine/belonging to me
• मदीयः: विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक; अस्मद्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे (gerundive/नीयतुल्य), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future/लृट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not/no
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (of implied 'asti') / विधेय (predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as the supreme Pati who empowers a being born of His own essence to fulfill divine will; Shiva’s grace (anugraha) both assigns sacred duty and confers lasting honor through worship-worthiness.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal agency: the Lord who is worshipped also establishes who is to be honored in His cosmic order. Such reverence ultimately leads back to Shiva as the source, as in Linga-worship where all sanctity proceeds from Him.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is seva-bhāva (devotional service) aligned with Shiva’s will—practically expressed through daily Shiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering reverence to Shiva’s divine order and attendants.