Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

सर्वमाकर्ण्य सा तस्य कुलादि मुनिसत्तम । उत्सुका बाणतनया बभाषे सा तु कामिनी

Transliteration

sarvamākarṇya sā tasya kulādi munisattama | utsukā bāṇatanayā babhāṣe sā tu kāminī

Translation

Ô le plus éminent des sages, après avoir tout entendu sur sa lignée et ses origines, la fille de Bāṇa—avide et saisie d’amour—prit alors la parole.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); object of gerund

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कर्ण्/श्रु (धात्वर्थ ‘to hear’) → आकर्ण्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), from ā-√kṛ/√karṇ? standard form ‘आकर्ण्य’ = ‘having heard’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (common), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• कुल-आदि: family and the rest
• कुल-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘family etc.’ (ādi = and so on)

• मुनि-सत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); addressing the sage

• उत्सुका: eager
• उत्सुका: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective of ‘सा/कामिनी’

• बाण-तनया: Bāṇa’s daughter
• बाण-तनया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठीतत्पुरुष: ‘daughter of Bāṇa’

• बभाषे: spoke
• बभाषे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); resumptive pronoun

• तु: indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘indeed/but’

• कामिनी: the lovely woman
• कामिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to ‘सा’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Bāṇa

FAQs

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

It highlights śravaṇa (reverent listening) as a doorway to inner transformation—after hearing the truth of one’s origin and context, the heart becomes moved and ready to respond, which aligns with Shaiva bhakti as a purifying force.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it reflects the Shaiva pattern of devotion: hearing sacred accounts (kathā-śravaṇa) about Shiva’s devotees and divine play nurtures saguna-bhakti, which traditionally culminates in Linga worship through remembrance and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śravaṇa and smaraṇa: regularly listen to Shiva Purana recitation, then mentally repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused remembrance, letting the mind become steady and devotional.