Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot

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Devanagari script

ततोऽसौ नोदयामास मनोमारुतरंहसः । ब्रह्मा हयान्वेदमयान्नद्धान्रथवरे स्थितः

Transliteration

tato'sau nodayāmāsa manomārutaraṃhasaḥ | brahmā hayānvedamayānnaddhānrathavare sthitaḥ

Translation

Alors Brahmā, assis sur son char d’excellence, lança ces chevaux rapides comme la pensée et le vent—des chevaux façonnés de l’essence même des Veda et harnachés pour la course.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/तस्मात्-अर्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• नोदयामास: urged/drove on
• नोदयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नुद् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (parasmaipada), णिजन्त (causative)

• मनोमारुतरंहसः: swift as mind and wind
• मनोमारुतरंहसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् + मारुत + रंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural); ‘मनः-मारुत-रंहस्’ = mind-and-wind swift

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• वेदमयान्: made of the Vedas
• वेदमयान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• नद्धान्: harnessed/bound
• नद्धान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नह् (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• रथवरे: on the excellent chariot
• रथवरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• स्थितः: standing/being situated
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vedas

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Brahmā’s power as Veda-grounded movement: true agency is swift and effective when the mind and life-force are governed by śāstra (Vedic order), hinting that disciplined knowledge becomes a vehicle toward dharma under Śiva’s cosmic sovereignty.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the imagery supports Saguna worship: the Vedas (which prescribe Liṅga-pūjā, mantra, and rites) become the “horses” that carry the devotee’s intention. In Shaiva Siddhānta, such Veda-guided action is purified and ultimately offered to Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to yoke ‘mind and wind’ through japa and prāṇa-discipline—especially Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—so that action proceeds with Vedic clarity; accompanying worship with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa supports steadiness and devotion.