Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । तव प्रेम्णा वशीभूतो मित्रतागमनं सखे । स्वस्थानङ्गच्छ विभयस्सहायोहं सदानघ

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | tava premṇā vaśībhūto mitratāgamanaṃ sakhe | svasthānaṅgaccha vibhayassahāyohaṃ sadānagha

Translation

シヴァは言われた。「友よ、汝の愛と、友情をもって来たその心により、我は汝に心を動かされた。恐れなく己が所へ帰れ。われは常に汝の助け手である、永く咎なき者よ。」

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्, धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tava: your/of you
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• premṇā: by (your) love
• premṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; cause/instrument ‘by love’

• vaśībhūtaḥ: subdued/overcome
• vaśībhūtaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśī-bhū (भू, धातु) → vaśībhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having become controlled/subdued’; predicate of ‘śivaḥ’

• mitratā-āgamanam: coming in friendship
• mitratā-āgamanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitratā (प्रातिपदिक) + āgamanam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘coming for friendship’ (purpose)

• sakhe: O friend
• sakhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• sva-sthānam: your own place
• sva-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; destination with motion verb

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम्, धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vibhayaḥ: fearless one
• vibhayaḥ: Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fearless’; (address/predicate)

• sahāyaḥ: helper/companion
• sahāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to ‘sahāyaḥ’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• anagha: O blameless one
• anagha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; address ‘sinless/blameless’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s saulabhya (easy accessibility): sincere love and friendship-like devotion (bhakti) draws the Lord’s grace, and Shiva grants abhaya (fearlessness) while promising continual divine support.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal compassion—Shiva responds to devotion with protection and guidance. In Linga worship, this same relationship is cultivated: the devotee approaches with love and surrender, and Shiva bestows abhaya and anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily bhakti with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ending worship with an inner act of śaraṇāgati (surrender) and remembrance that Shiva is the constant sahāya (helper), removing fear.