Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

बभूव सकला सम्पद्दम्पत्योः सुखवर्द्धिनी । सर्वानन्दवृद्धिकरी परत्रेह च शर्मणे

Transliteration

babhūva sakalā sampaddampatyoḥ sukhavarddhinī | sarvānandavṛddhikarī paratreha ca śarmaṇe

Translation

あらゆる繁栄がその神聖なる夫婦に現れ、幸福はいよいよ増した。すべての歓喜は広がり、この世にも来世にも、安らぎと安泰が授けられた。

Word by Word

• बभूव: became; came to be
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सकला: entire; complete
• सकला: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सम्पत्: prosperity; good fortune
• सम्पत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• दम्पत्योः: of the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पत्योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m., dual-form noun), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (dual)

• सुखवर्द्धिनी: increasing happiness
• सुखवर्द्धिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-वर्द्धिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sukhasya varddhinī = increaser of happiness); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वानन्दवृद्धिकरी: causing increase of all joy
• सर्वानन्दवृद्धिकरी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-आनन्द-वृद्धि-करि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (determinative; ‘one who causes increase of all bliss’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• परत्र: in the other world; hereafter
• परत्र: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• इह: here; in this world
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• शर्मणे: for happiness; for comfort
• शर्मणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva’s anugraha (grace): when the divine order is established through Shiva–Shakti harmony, prosperity and joy increase, culminating in śarma—deep peace—benefiting both worldly life and the soul’s onward journey.

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

The verse points to Saguna Shiva’s benevolent function as the giver of auspiciousness (śiva-tattva as welfare). Linga-worship and devotion to Shiva with Shakti are presented in the Purana as conduits for both ihika (worldly) and pāralaukika (otherworldly) well-being.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” simple Linga-pūjā with water and bilva leaves, and cultivating harmony and dharma in household life to invite śarma (peace).