Shloka 81

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

Devanagari script

इति रुद्रा क्षभेदा हि प्रोक्ता वै मुखभेदतः । तत्तन्मंत्राञ्छृणु प्रीत्या क्रमाच्छैल्लेश्वरात्मजे

Transliteration

iti rudrā kṣabhedā hi proktā vai mukhabhedataḥ | tattanmaṃtrāñchṛṇu prītyā kramācchailleśvarātmaje

Translation

Ainsi, les divisions du Rudrākṣa ont été exposées selon les distinctions des visages (du Seigneur). À présent, ô fille bien-aimée du Seigneur de la Montagne, écoute avec joie et dévotion, dans l’ordre convenable, les mantras propres à chacun.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय

• रुद्राक्षभेदाः: the varieties of rudrākṣa
• रुद्राक्षभेदाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्राक्षस्य भेदाः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• प्रोक्ताः: have been stated
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed/verily
• वै: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• मुखभेदतः: according to the difference of faces
• मुखभेदतः: अपादान (अपादान/According to, from the distinction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुखस्य भेदः) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थः (ततः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (कर्मविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: each
• तत्: विशेषण (कर्मविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (each and every)

• मन्त्रान्: mantras
• मन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection/pleasure
• प्रीत्या: Karaṇa (करण/Means; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: अव्ययार्थ-सम्बन्ध (manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (in order/stepwise)

• शैलेश्वरात्मजे: O daughter of Śaileśvara
• शैलेश्वरात्मजे: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलेश्वर + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शैलेश्वरस्य आत्मजा)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames mantra as a revealed, orderly path: the many Rudra-aspects are understood through Śiva’s faces, and their mantras are to be received sequentially with devotion—linking form (saguna) to liberation-oriented practice.

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

By grounding the Rudra-divisions in Śiva’s “faces,” the verse supports saguna contemplation—approaching the one Lord through specific aspects—often expressed in Linga-worship where mantra and form together stabilize devotion and inner focus.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Hearing and reciting the appropriate Rudra-mantras in proper sequence (kramāt) with prīti (devotional intent), as a disciplined japa/śravaṇa practice aligned to Śaiva worship.