Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

अनयोस्सुरकार्य्याणि कर्तव्यानि मृतानि च । यानि यानि नगश्रेष्ठ जीवितानि पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

anayossurakāryyāṇi kartavyāni mṛtāni ca | yāni yāni nagaśreṣṭha jīvitāni punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

おお山々の最勝者よ、この二柱の力によって、かつて成し遂げられなかった神々の務めは成就し、死したあらゆる生類もまた、幾度となく命へと呼び戻される。

Word by Word

• अनयोः: of these two
• अनयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, द्विवचन (Dual)

• सुर-कार्याणि: tasks of the gods
• सुर-कार्याणि: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘सुराणां कार्याणि’ = deeds/tasks of the gods

• कर्तव्यानि: to be done
• कर्तव्यानि: विधेय (Predicative obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/कर्तव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘to be done/that must be done’

• मृतानि: dead
• मृतानि: विधेय/विशेषण (Predicate/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘dead’

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

• यानि: which
• यानि: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; relative pronoun ‘which(ever)’

• यानि: which (again)
• यानि: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• नग-श्रेष्ठ: O best of mountains
• नग-श्रेष्ठ: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; address to ‘best of mountains’

• जीवितानि: alive/living
• जीवितानि: विधेय/विशेषण (Predicate/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त) used adjectivally, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘alive/living’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb) = again

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय; repetition for emphasis

Speaker

Lord Shiva (addressing Himālaya in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himālaya (nagaśreṣṭha)
• Devas (suras)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as the decisive power that completes even “failed” divine purposes and restores life—showing Pati (the Lord) as the ultimate source of renewal beyond worldly limitation.

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

It supports Saguna Shiva devotion by portraying Shiva as an active, compassionate Lord whose presence makes the devas’ works succeed and whose śakti revives beings; Linga worship is approached as invoking this sustaining and restoring divine power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s grace through Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steady bhakti; while the verse is not explicitly ritualistic, it aligns with prayer for protection, restoration, and successful completion of dharmic duties.