Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

गीतनृत्योपहारैश्च संस्तुतः स्तुतिभिर्बहु । नाम्नां सहस्रैरन्यैश्च स्तोत्रैस्तुष्टाव शंकरम्

Transliteration

gītanṛtyopahāraiśca saṃstutaḥ stutibhirbahu | nāmnāṃ sahasrairanyaiśca stotraistuṣṭāva śaṃkaram

Translation

Ia memuji Śaṅkara dengan persembahan nyanyian dan tarian, dengan banyak pujian, dengan pembacaan seribu Nama Suci, serta stotra lainnya, hingga Sang Mahādewa berkenan.

Word by Word

• gīta-nṛtya-upahāraiḥ: with songs, dances, and offerings
• gīta-nṛtya-upahāraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + upahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; instrumental plural; समासः—द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात/and)

• saṃstutaḥ: (he) having praised / praised
• saṃstutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject—he)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta—Kta (क्त) past passive participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; ‘praised’

• stutibhiḥ: with hymns/praises
• stutibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; instrumental plural

• bahu: much, greatly
• bahu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/degree-modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used adverbially; ‘much/greatly’

• nāmnām: of names
• nāmnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana; genitive plural

• sahasraiḥ: with thousands
• sahasraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; instrumental plural

• anyaiḥ: other
• anyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (agreeing with stotra), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; instrumental plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात/and)

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; instrumental plural

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; accusative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that heartfelt bhakti—expressed through kīrtana (song), devotional celebration (dance), offerings, stotras, and nāma-recitation—directly pleases Śiva, the Pati (Lord) who releases the pashu (bound soul) from pāśa (bondage).

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

It reflects Saguna worship: Śiva is approached through accessible devotional forms—names, hymns, and offerings—often performed before the Śiva-liṅga, where nāma-japa and stotra are classic modes of pūjā in the Shiva Purana tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa (reciting Shiva’s names, including sahasranāma) along with stotra-pāṭha; these can be paired with simple liṅga-pūjā offerings, and (where appropriate) Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.