Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 65

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

कदिंद्रियाणां दुर्गेशानवाप्य परवर्त्मने । भक्तोद्धाररतायाथ नमस्ते गूढवर्चसे

Transliteration

kadiṃdriyāṇāṃ durgeśānavāpya paravartmane | bhaktoddhāraratāyātha namaste gūḍhavarcase

Translation

感官では到り難く、あらゆる城塞の主にして、他の道では得難き御方よ、あなたに帰命する。しかも常に信愛の者を救い上げんと励み給う。秘められ測り知れぬ光輝をもつ御方よ、あなたに礼拝する。

Word by Word

• kadiṃdriyāṇām: of the senses (reading uncertain)
• kadiṃdriyāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadiṃdriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी) Plural (बहुवचन); reading uncertain in transmission; taken as a stem meaning ‘(certain) senses/indriyas’

• durgeśān: lords of forts/strongholds (or of Durgā)
• durgeśān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durga-īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘durgasya īśaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• avāpya: having attained
• avāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्) ‘having obtained/reached’

• para-vartmane: to the supreme path
• para-vartmane: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + vartman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘param vartma’; Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)

• bhakta-uddhāra-ratāya: to the one devoted to uplifting devotees
• bhakta-uddhāra-ratāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + uddhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘bhaktānām uddhāre rataḥ’; Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग)

• atha: then/and now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (अव्यय), sequence marker

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nipāta/avyaya in salutation

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular (एकवचन)

• gūḍha-varcase: to (you of) hidden splendor/energy
• gūḍha-varcase: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gūḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + varcas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘gūḍham varcaḥ yasya’; Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) varcas; used as epithet in dative address

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn of praise to Lord Śiva within the Satīkhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: कदिंद्रियाणां दुर्गेशानवाप्य परवर्त्मने । भक्तोद्धाररतायाथ नमस्ते गूढवर्चसे

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva (Pati) is beyond sensory grasp and ordinary means, yet out of compassion He actively liberates devotees—highlighting Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on anugraha (divine grace) as essential for moksha.

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

Though Śiva’s true splendour is ‘hidden’ (transcendent), devotees approach Him through Saguna forms such as the Liṅga; that accessible form becomes the grace-filled ‘path’ by which the otherwise unattainable Lord is realized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A bhakti-led practice: daily Liṅga worship with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), coupled with humility (namas) and reliance on Śiva’s grace; traditional supports include vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to devotion.