Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

संध्यायाः शुद्धिः सूर्यलोकप्रवेशश्च — Purification of Sandhyā and Her Entry into the Solar Sphere

Devanagari script

वह्निस्तस्याः शरीरं तु दग्ध्वा सूर्यस्य मंडलम् । शुद्धं प्रवेशयामास शंभोरेवाज्ञया पुनः

Transliteration

vahnistasyāḥ śarīraṃ tu dagdhvā sūryasya maṃḍalam | śuddhaṃ praveśayāmāsa śaṃbhorevājñayā punaḥ

Translation

અગ્નિએ તેનું શરીર દગ્ધ કરીને, ફરી શંભુની આજ્ઞાથી, તે શુદ્ધ તત્ત્વને સૂર્યમંડળમાં પ્રવેશ કરાવ્યો.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotation/closure particle

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Multi-member Tatpuruṣa (name-title compound); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana; agrees with (saṃhitāyām) understood

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Strīliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana

• dvi-satī-khaṇḍe: in the Dvi-Satī-khaṇḍa
• dvi-satī-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्या) + satī (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (section-title compound); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana

• saptamaḥ: seventh
• saptamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; agrees with adhyāyaḥ

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: homa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Agni
• Surya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śuddhi (purification) occurring under Śiva’s ājñā (sovereign command): even cosmic forces like Agni act as instruments of Pati (the Lord), transforming loss into a sanctified transition within the divine order.

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

It underscores Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who governs the cosmos through command and grace; devotees worship the Liṅga as the accessible sign of that same supreme authority guiding purification, dissolution, and renewal.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests inner śuddhi through disciplined worship—mentally offering impurities into the ‘fire’ of mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining purity with Shaiva practices like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of transformation.