Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

योगरंधितकर्माणो यं प्रपश्यन्ति योगिनः । योगसंभाविते चित्ते योगेशं त्वां नता वयम्

Transliteration

yogaraṃdhitakarmāṇo yaṃ prapaśyanti yoginaḥ | yogasaṃbhāvite citte yogeśaṃ tvāṃ natā vayam

Translation

Kami bersujud kepada-Mu, Yogēśa: Engkau yang disaksikan langsung oleh para yogin, setelah mereka menahan gerak karma melalui yoga, dalam batin yang disucikan dan diteguhkan oleh kontemplasi yogis.

Word by Word

• yoga-raṃdhita-karmāṇaḥ: whose actions are restrained by yoga
• yoga-raṃdhita-karmāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + raṃdhita (√randh/raṃdh धातु + kta) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; overall adjective to ‘yoginaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); raṃdhita = kta-ppp ‘restrained/checked’

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative/Correlative pronoun use; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• prapaśyanti: they behold/see clearly
• prapaśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√paś (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yoginaḥ: yogis
• yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• yoga-saṃbhāvite: in the mind made fit/imbued by yoga
• yoga-saṃbhāvite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhāvita (√bhū/√bhāv धातु + kta)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘yogena saṃbhāvite’; Locative (सप्तमी) Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) agreeing with ‘citte’

• citte: in the mind
• citte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular (एकवचन)

• yoga-īśam: Lord of yoga
• yoga-īśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘yogānām īśaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• natāḥ: bowed down
• natāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √nam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Sati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: योगरंधितकर्माणो यं प्रपश्यन्ति योगिनः । योगसंभाविते चित्ते योगेशं त्वां नता वयम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva (Pati) is realized not merely by external rites but by inner purification: when karma-driven restlessness is restrained and the mind is stabilized through yoga, the yogin gains direct vision of Yogeshvara, culminating in surrender and liberation-oriented devotion.

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

While Saguna worship (including Linga-puja) supports concentration and grace, this verse highlights its inner completion: the same Shiva worshipped outwardly is beheld inwardly as Yogeshvara when the mind becomes yoga-purified—showing harmony between external devotion and internal realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative discipline is primary: restraining actions and senses, cultivating steady dhyana, and offering namaskara (surrender). Practically, one may pair daily Shiva-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with breath-led concentration to purify the citta and orient it toward Shiva.