Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 92

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां चाहं तथा ब्रह्मा ततश्च गुणरूपतः । अवतीर्य स्वयं रुद्रो लोकानां हितकारकः

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ cāhaṃ tathā brahmā tataśca guṇarūpataḥ | avatīrya svayaṃ rudro lokānāṃ hitakārakaḥ

Translation

その二つの根源より、我とブラフマーとが生じた。さらにルドラ自ら、グナ（guṇa）より成る姿を帯びて降臨し、諸世界の利益をなした。

Word by Word

• ताभ्याम्: by those two
• ताभ्याम्: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Agent/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Agent; coordinated with aham)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: अपादान/क्रम (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from that/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• गुणरूपतः: in the form of the guṇas
• गुणरूपतः: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुण + रूप + तस् (प्रातिपदिक + तसिल्)
• Form: समासपूर्वक तसिल्-अव्यय (adverbial: ‘गुण-रूपेण’), तृतीया-अर्थे अव्यय (in the form of qualities)

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: क्रियाविशेषण (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having descended)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (emphasis on agent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: कर्ता (Agent/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/of people
• लोकानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• हितकारकः: benefactor, doer of good
• हितकारकः: कर्ता-विशेषण (predicate adjective of Rudra)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘हितं करोति’/‘हितस्य कारकः’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रुद्रस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra) (contextual inference within Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: descent/manifestation for world-order (avataraṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that although Śiva is supreme, He compassionately assumes a guṇa-conditioned (saguṇa) form as Rudra to protect, uplift, and guide beings toward liberation—showing divine grace as the source of worldly welfare and spiritual good.

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

By stating that Rudra “descends” in a guṇa-formed manifestation, it supports saguṇa-upāsanā: devotees approach Śiva through accessible forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga—while recognizing that the form is a merciful expression of the transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is saguṇa devotion anchored in mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and liṅga-pūjā, cultivating gratitude for Rudra as lokānāṃ hitakārakaḥ (the benefactor of all worlds).