Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा महादेवं दंडवत्प्रणिपत्य ह । जजाप रुद्रमंत्रं च दक्षिणामूर्तिसंभवम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā mahādevaṃ daṃḍavatpraṇipatya ha | jajāpa rudramaṃtraṃ ca dakṣiṇāmūrtisaṃbhavam

Translation

Ayant ainsi agi, il se prosterna de tout son long (daṇḍavat) devant Mahādeva, puis récita le mantra de Rudra—révélé par Dakṣiṇāmūrti—se réfugiant dans la grâce et l’instruction dispensatrice de bénédictions de Śiva.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: महा + देव (कर्मधारय)

• दण्डवत्: prostrately
• दण्डवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दण्डवत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): दण्डवत् = दण्ड इव (like a staff, prostrate)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having bowed down/prostrated)

• ह: indeed/then
• ह: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), पदपूरण/अनुस्मारक

• जजाप: he recited
• जजाप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; जजाप = he recited

• रुद्रमन्त्रम्: the Rudra-mantra
• रुद्रमन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: रुद्रस्य मन्त्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• दक्षिणामूर्तिसम्भवम्: originating from Dakṣiṇāmūrti
• दक्षिणामूर्तिसम्भवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणामूर्ति + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) रुद्रमन्त्रम्; समास: दक्षिणामूर्तेः सम्भवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Dakshinamurti
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that true approach to Śiva begins with complete surrender (daṇḍavat praṇāma) and continues with disciplined mantra-japa, aligning the devotee with Śiva’s grace and liberating knowledge as Dakṣiṇāmūrti.

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

The verse models Saguna worship—reverent bodily prostration and audible/mental japa—through which the devotee gains steadiness and purity, preparing the mind to realize Śiva beyond form while still worshipping Him in form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform full prostration to Śiva and undertake Rudra-mantra japa with guru-bhāva (seeing Śiva as Dakṣiṇāmūrti), maintaining focused repetition as a daily sādhana or on Mahāśivarātri.