Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

यत्र यत्कार्यमुद्दिश्य प्रेषयिष्यसि मां प्रभो । तत्कार्यं साधयाम्येव सत्वरं त्वत्प्रसादतः

Transliteration

yatra yatkāryamuddiśya preṣayiṣyasi māṃ prabho | tatkāryaṃ sādhayāmyeva satvaraṃ tvatprasādataḥ

Translation

主よ、いかなる務めのために私を遣わされようとも、その目的のままに――あなたの恩寵の力によって、私は必ずや速やかにその務めを成し遂げましょう。

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: 'where')

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (contextually with 'कार्यं'); relative pronoun used adjectivally

• कार्यम्: task, work
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (object of 'उद्दिश्य'); also semantically 'task'

• उद्दिश्य: having intended/indicated
• उद्दिश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), 'having indicated/aiming at'

• प्रेषयिष्यसि: you will send
• प्रेषयिष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+इष्/इष् (धातु) / causative प्रेषय (धातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense 'you will send/dispatch'

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया एकवचन

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (with 'कार्यं'); demonstrative used adjectivally

• कार्यम्: task
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (object of 'साधयामि')

• साधयामि: I accomplish
• साधयामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), 'quickly'

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive)

• प्रसादतः: by (your) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (ablative: 'from/by reason of')

Speaker

Nandi (Shiva’s attendant), speaking to Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shaiva bhakti through willing service (seva) and teaches that true efficacy in action arises from Shiva’s prasada (grace), not merely personal effort.

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

The verse reflects devotion to Saguna Shiva—the personal Lord who commands and blesses—mirroring how Linga-worship is performed with surrender, trusting that Shiva’s grace empowers the devotee’s vows and duties.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sankalpa with surrender: begin worship (Linga-puja) by offering actions to Shiva, repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and mentally attributing the fruit of the act to Shiva’s grace.