Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”

Devanagari script

याच्यो मुक्त्यर्थमीशानो योगिभिर्योगवित्तमैः । हृत्पुंडरीकविवरे योगिनां त्वं हि संस्थितः

Transliteration

yācyo muktyarthamīśāno yogibhiryogavittamaiḥ | hṛtpuṃḍarīkavivare yogināṃ tvaṃ hi saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

Wahai Īśāna, demi moksha para yogi yang paling mahir dalam pengetahuan yoga memohon dan mengundang-Mu. Sungguh, Engkau bersemayam dalam rongga terdalam teratai-hati para yogi.

Word by Word

• याच्यः: to be prayed for
• याच्यः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याच्य (प्रातिपदिक; √याच् (धातु) से)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/य-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘to be begged/prayed for’

• मुक्ति-अर्थम्: for liberation
• मुक्ति-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मुक्त्यर्थम् = ‘for the sake of liberation’)

• ईशानः: Īśāna (the Lord)
• ईशानः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• योगिभिः: by yogis
• योगिभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• योग-वित्तमैः: by the best knowers of yoga
• योग-वित्तमैः: विशेषण (Adjective of योगिभिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + वित्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (योगवित्तम = ‘best knowers of yoga’)

• हृत्-पुण्डरीक-विवरे: in the hollow of the heart-lotus
• हृत्-पुण्डरीक-विवरे: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + पुण्डरीक + विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (हृत्पुण्डरीकविवर = ‘cavity of the heart-lotus’)

• योगिनाम्: of yogis
• योगिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• संस्थितः: situated/abiding
• संस्थितः: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having been situated/abiding’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s glory to the sages of Naimisharanya in the Yuddha Khanda context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Interiorizes pilgrimage: the ‘hṛtpuṇḍarīka’ becomes the true kṣetra where the Lord is realized; external darśana supports inner yoga aimed at mokṣa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Īśāna, the liberating Lord (Pati), who is approached by perfected yogins; moksha is gained by turning inward and realizing His presence in the heart-lotus, where grace and true knowledge arise.

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

While outer worship of the Liṅga honors Saguna Śiva as an accessible form, this verse points to the same Lord being realized inwardly through meditation—external pūjā and internal dhyāna converge upon one Īśāna.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Heart-lotus meditation (hṛdaya-dhyāna): contemplate Śiva abiding in the inner space of the heart, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady yogic concentration.