Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

एतांश्चान्यान्प्रभो सर्वानानय स्वेह सादरम् । सर्वं संसाधयिष्यन्ति त्वत्कार्य्यं ते न संशयः

Transliteration

etāṃścānyānprabho sarvānānaya sveha sādaram | sarvaṃ saṃsādhayiṣyanti tvatkāryyaṃ te na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

主よ、これらの者たちと他のすべてを、しかるべき敬意をもって御前へお連れください。彼らは御用のすべてを成し遂げましょう—疑いはありません。

Word by Word

• etān: these (persons)
• etān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• anyān: others
• anyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (नी) (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sva: in your (own)
• sva: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃsādhayiṣyanti: they will accomplish fully
• saṃsādhayiṣyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sādh (साध्) (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense (णिच्) implied: ‘cause to be accomplished/fully accomplish’

• tvat-kāryam: your task
• tvat-kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘your + task’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (context: ‘they’)

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Parvati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights confident surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Shiva’s will: those aligned with the Lord’s intention become effective instruments, and the divine purpose is fulfilled without obstruction.

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

It reflects Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord (Prabhu) who directs devotees and attendants; honoring those engaged in Shiva’s work is treated as honoring Shiva, a key devotional attitude in Linga-centered worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice sevā-bhāva: perform Shiva’s worship and related duties with sādara (reverence)—such as offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra), japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and respectful service to Shiva’s devotees.