Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle

Devanagari script

यो भक्तिमान्पुमांल्लोके सदाहं तत्सहायकृत् । विघ्नहर्ता रिपुस्तस्य दंड्यो नात्र च संशयः

Transliteration

yo bhaktimānpumāṃlloke sadāhaṃ tatsahāyakṛt | vighnahartā ripustasya daṃḍyo nātra ca saṃśayaḥ

Translation

この世においてバクティを具える者には、我は常に助け手となる。その安寧を妨げ、障碍を起こす敵は必ず罰せられる—ここに疑いはない。

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun), कर्ता

• भक्तिमान्: devout; possessing devotion
• भक्तिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुपन्त-विशेषण (possessive adjective)

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (apposition to यः)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the world)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• तत्-सहाय-कृत्: a helper to him; one who renders help
• तत्-सहाय-कृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सहाय (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त; from √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त), विधेय-विशेषण (predicate of अहम्)

• विघ्न-हर्ता: remover of obstacles
• विघ्न-हर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; from √हृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), विधेय-विशेषण (of अहम्)

• रिपुः: enemy
• रिपुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (of implied भवति)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• दण्ड्यः: to be punished; punishable
• दण्ड्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √दण्ड्/दण्ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate: 'is punishable')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (of implied अस्ति)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse affirms the Shaiva Siddhanta principle of Pati (Śiva) as the compassionate Lord who actively supports the devoted soul, ensuring that forces opposing dharma and devotion are checked and corrected.

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

In Linga/Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as a personal, responsive Lord. This verse reinforces that such devotion is not merely symbolic—Śiva truly becomes the devotee’s sahāya (helper), guarding their spiritual path from hostile obstructions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady bhakti expressed through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā is implied—regular devotion is presented as the condition that invokes Śiva’s constant aid and protection.