Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda

Devanagari script

येन शुक्लीकृतं क्षीरं जले शैत्यं कृतम्पुरा । दाहीकृतो हुता शश्च नमस्तस्मै शिवाय हि

Transliteration

yena śuklīkṛtaṃ kṣīraṃ jale śaityaṃ kṛtampurā | dāhīkṛto hutā śaśca namastasmai śivāya hi

Translation

まことに主シヴァに帰命する—その御方により乳は白くされ、水は古より清涼を授かり、供犠の火（フターシャ）は焼き尽くす力をもって燃え上がらされた。

Word by Word

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणार्थे

• शुक्ली-कृतम्: made white
• शुक्ली-कृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ली (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘शुक्ली’ उपपदपूर्वक ‘कृ’ (to make white)

• क्षीरम्: milk
• क्षीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• शैत्यम्: coolness
• शैत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृतम्: made
• कृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• दाही-कृतः: made burning
• दाही-कृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाही (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘दाही’ उपपदपूर्वक ‘कृ’ (to make burning)

• हुताशः: fire (Agni)
• हुताशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुताश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अग्निवाचकः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (interjection)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: येन शुक्लीकृतं क्षीरं जले शैत्यं कृतम्पुरा । दाहीकृतो हुता शश्च नमस्तस्मै शिवाय हि

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

The verse praises Śiva as the supreme Lord (Pati) who orders the very properties of the elements—purity/whiteness, coolness, and heat—teaching that all cosmic functions ultimately rest in Him and are approached through devotion (bhakti) and surrender.

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

By attributing elemental powers to Śiva, the verse supports Saguna worship: the Liṅga is revered as the visible sign of the unseen Lord who governs nature. Worship of the Liṅga becomes worship of the cosmic regulator behind all qualities (guṇas) and functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this as a stuti while doing japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating Śiva as the inner ruler of the elements; it also aligns with Agni-related rites where offerings are made with the awareness that fire’s power is Śiva’s ordinance.