Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

गृहा भवन्तु ते साध्वि सर्वसम्पत्सम न्विताः । प्रकाशमन्तस्सततं कुबेरभवनाधिकाः

Transliteration

gṛhā bhavantu te sādhvi sarvasampatsama nvitāḥ | prakāśamantassatataṃ kuberabhavanādhikāḥ

Translation

おお貞淑なる婦人よ、あなたの家々があらゆる繁栄に満ちますように。内なる光明が常に輝き、クベーラの壮麗なる邸宅をさえ凌ぎますように。

Word by Word

• गृहाः: houses
• गृहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• भवन्तु: may they be
• भवन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे ‘तव’ (your)

• साध्वि: O virtuous lady
• साध्वि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वसम्पत्समन्विताः: endowed with all equal prosperities
• सर्वसम्पत्समन्विताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सम्पत् + सम + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक); समासः—सर्वसम्पत्समन्वित
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘गृहाः’)

• प्रकाशम्: brightness/light
• प्रकाशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as adverbial accusative: ‘as light/brightness’)

• अन्तः: within
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘within/inside’)

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• कुबेरभवनाधिकाः: surpassing Kubera’s mansion
• कुबेरभवनाधिकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुबेर + भवन + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक); समासः—कुबेरभवनाधिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘गृहाः’)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Kubera

FAQs

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

The verse blesses worldly well-being while placing higher emphasis on “inner radiance,” aligning with Shaiva thought that Shiva’s anugraha (grace) purifies the heart and makes prosperity dharmic rather than binding.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the compassionate Lord grants boons for household harmony and prosperity; in Linga worship, devotees seek not only external success but also the steady inner illumination that arises from Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-puja with Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintaining purity (e.g., Tripuṇḍra/bhasma where appropriate), praying that one’s home be blessed with both auspiciousness and inner clarity.