Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

मेना-शिवदर्शन-प्रस्थानम् | Menā’s Quest to Behold Śiva

Departure for Śiva’s Darśana

Devanagari script

तावत्समागतास्तत्र भृग्वाद्याश्च मुनीश्वराः । तेजसो राशयस्सर्वे स्वशिष्यगणसंयुताः

Transliteration

tāvatsamāgatāstatra bhṛgvādyāśca munīśvarāḥ | tejaso rāśayassarve svaśiṣyagaṇasaṃyutāḥ

Translation

そのとき、ブリグ（Bhṛgu）らをはじめとする大聖仙たちがそこに集い来た。皆、霊妙なるテージャス（tejas）の光の塊のごとく輝き、それぞれ自らの弟子の一団を伴っていた。

Word by Word

• tāvat: then
• tāvat: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक)

• samāgatāḥ: assembled/came together
• samāgatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga Prathamā Bahuvacana

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• bhṛgu-ādyāḥ: (sages) beginning with Bhṛgu
• bhṛgu-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (भृगु) + ādi (आदि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; तत्पुरुषः—‘भृगुः आदिः येषाम्’ (beginning with Bhṛgu)

• ca: and
• ca: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• muni-īśvarāḥ: lords among sages
• muni-īśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि) + īśvara (ईश्वर) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मुनीनां ईश्वराः’

• tejasaḥ: of radiance / radiant
• tejasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (तेजस्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā Bahuvacana (Vedic/epic variant for tejasāṃ) OR Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana; here taken as Prathamā Bahuvacana qualifying rāśayaḥ

• rāśayaḥ: heaps/masses
• rāśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāśi (राशि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• sva-śiṣya-gaṇa-saṃyutāḥ: accompanied by their own groups of disciples
• sva-śiṣya-gaṇa-saṃyutāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व) + śiṣya (शिष्य) + gaṇa (गण) + saṃyuta (√yuj, युज्; क्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; तत्पुरुषः—‘स्वशिष्यगणेन संयुताः’ (accompanied by their own groups of disciples)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Bhrigu
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It highlights that true spiritual authority is marked by tejas—inner radiance born of tapas, purity, and Shiva-bhakti—so the sages’ arrival signifies a sanctified, dharmic setting where divine truths and auspicious events can unfold.

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

In Shaiva tradition, realized rishis gathering around sacred events supports Saguna Shiva worship by establishing proper ritual order, mantra discipline, and the transmission of Shiva-dharma through authentic lineages of teachers and disciples.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implicitly points to tapas and guru-shishya discipline—regular japa (especially Panchakshara), purity practices like Tripundra (bhasma), and steady meditation that cultivate tejas and make worship fruitful.