Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

तारकपीडितदेवशरणागतिḥ — The Devas Seek Refuge from Tāraka

Devanagari script

देवास्सर्वेऽपि तच्छुत्वा मद्वाक्यं सुप्रणम्य माम् । शक्रस्थानं ययुः प्रीत्या शक्रेण सुस माहिताः

Transliteration

devāssarve'pi tacchutvā madvākyaṃ supraṇamya mām | śakrasthānaṃ yayuḥ prītyā śakreṇa susa māhitāḥ

Translation

わが言葉を聞くや、神々は皆、深い敬意をもって我に礼拝した。ついで歓喜のうちにインドラの宮へ赴き、インドラの導きのもと、沈着にして注意深く在った。

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying devāḥ)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of śrutvā

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); “having heard”

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying vākyaṃ)

• वाक्यम्: statement/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुप्रणम्य: having bowed respectfully
• सुप्रणम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su + pra√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); उपसर्गद्वय (सु-, प्र-); “having bowed well”

• माम्: to me/me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शक्रस्थानम्: Indra’s abode
• शक्रस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शक्रस्य स्थानम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• प्रीत्या: with joy
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावे करणम् (instrumental of manner)

• शक्रेण: by Indra
• शक्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सु: well/very
• सु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/उपपद-निपात (intensifier: well/very)

• माहिताः: were honoured
• माहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mah (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; “honoured/respected”

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred narrator within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Indra (Shakra)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights devatā-dharma: even exalted gods respond to sacred instruction with humility (praṇāma) and inner steadiness (su-samāhita), showing that spiritual authority is honored through reverence and disciplined conduct.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the mood is aligned with Saguna Shiva-bhakti: receiving the Lord’s guidance, bowing in devotion, and acting in harmony with divine order—an essential attitude in Liṅga worship and Shaiva observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is disciplined reverence and mental collectedness (samāhita-citta): begin worship with praṇāma, maintain focused attention during mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī), and act with dharmic obedience to the Lord’s instruction.