Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24

नैमित्तिकविधिक्रमः

Occasional Rites and Their Procedure

Devanagari script

संप्राप्य पौरुषं रौद्रस्थानमद्रीन्द्रजापतेः । अनेकयुगसाहस्रं भुक्त्वा भोगाननेकधा

Transliteration

saṃprāpya pauruṣaṃ raudrasthānamadrīndrajāpateḥ | anekayugasāhasraṃ bhuktvā bhogānanekadhā

Translation

Ayant atteint la demeure héroïque de Rudra, appartenant au Seigneur loué par le Roi des Montagnes, il y jouit de plaisirs multiples, de bien des façons, durant des milliers de yuga.

Word by Word

• saṃprāpya: having attained
• saṃprāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√prāp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √प्राप् (to obtain) उपसर्ग: सम्-; ‘having attained’

• pauruṣam: the state/realm of Puruṣa
• pauruṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• raudra-sthānam: the abode of Rudra
• raudra-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘Rudra’s place/abode’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• adrīndra-jāpateḥ: of the lord of the king of mountains
• adrīndra-jāpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adrīndra (प्रातिपदिक) + jā-pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘lord (pati) of the mountain-lord (adrīndra)’; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• aneka-yuga-sāhasram: for many thousands of yugas
• aneka-yuga-sāhasram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘a thousand (sāhasra) of many yugas’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (measure/extent)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √भुज् (to enjoy/consume); ‘having enjoyed’

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• aneka-dhā: in many ways
• aneka-dhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aneka + dhā (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb): ‘in many ways’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Sojourn in Rudra-sthāna (Rudra-loka) for ‘thousands of yugas’—a long post-mortem fruition of merit/bhakti.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It highlights that by meritorious approach to Rudra one may attain Rudra’s exalted realm and experience vast enjoyments, yet in Shaiva Siddhanta such bhoga remains within the sphere of fruition—true liberation comes only through Shiva’s grace that cuts the bonds (pāśa).

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

Rudra-sthāna points to Saguna Shiva’s divine domain accessible through devotion and worship; Linga-upasana is a primary Shaiva means to gain Shiva’s favor, leading first to elevated states (like Rudra-loka) and ultimately to release when devotion matures into grace-bestowing realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies sustained praise/japa of Shiva—practically expressed as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrāksha as supportive Shaiva disciplines—aimed at gaining Rudra’s grace beyond mere enjoyment.