Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

शङ्खचूडस्य मायायुद्धं तथा माहेश्वरास्त्रप्रभावः | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Māyā-Warfare and the Power of the Māheśvara Astra

Devanagari script

धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं सर्वविघ्ननिवारणम् । भुक्तिदं मुक्तिदं चैव सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ sarvavighnanivāraṇam | bhuktidaṃ muktidaṃ caiva sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

« C’est de bon augure et béni : cela confère bonne renommée et longue vie, et écarte tous les obstacles. Cela accorde les jouissances du monde et aussi la délivrance, et donne le fruit de tout désir légitime. »

Word by Word

• धन्यम्: blessed/auspicious
• धन्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate/epithet (context-dependent)

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; epithet

• आयुष्यम्: life-promoting
• आयुष्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; epithet

• सर्वविघ्ननिवारणम्: remover of all obstacles
• सर्वविघ्ननिवारणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विघ्न + निवारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां विघ्नानां निवारणम्)

• भुक्तिदम्: giver of enjoyment/prosperity
• भुक्तिदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (भुक्तिं ददाति)

• मुक्तिदम्: giver of liberation
• मुक्तिदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तिं ददाति)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: bestower of the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां फलप्रदम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General phala-śruti logic: śravaṇa/pāṭha of Śiva-kathā is said to remove vighnas and yield both bhukti and mukti, culminating in Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse summarizes Shiva’s grace as both worldly and transcendent: his worship removes impediments (vighna), supports dharmic life with longevity and honor, and culminates in mukti—freedom from bondage (pāśa) through the Lord (Pati).

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

It reflects the Shiva Purana’s emphasis that Saguna worship—especially of the Shiva-Linga as a tangible focus—can grant bhukti (well-being) while purifying the devotee toward mukti, showing that ritual devotion and liberation are not opposed when directed to Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-upāsanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Linga worship (abhisheka) and, where traditional, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa—done with bhakti for obstacle-removal and inner freedom.