Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्

Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

मुने प्रलयकालेपि न तत्क्षेत्रं कदाचन । विमुक्तं हि शिवाभ्यां यदविमुक्तं ततो विदुः

Transliteration

mune pralayakālepi na tatkṣetraṃ kadācana | vimuktaṃ hi śivābhyāṃ yadavimuktaṃ tato viduḥ

Translation

おお牟尼よ、宇宙の滅尽（プララヤ）の時にさえ、その聖なる地は決して、いかなる時も捨て去られない。シヴァとそのシヴァーが決して手放さぬゆえ、賢者はそれをアヴィムクタ（Avimukta）—「決して見捨てられぬ」霊地と知る。

Word by Word

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• प्रलय-काले: at the time of dissolution
• प्रलय-काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘प्रलयस्य कालः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• तत्-क्षेत्रम्: that sacred place/field
• तत्-क्षेत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘तत् क्षेत्रम्’ इति कर्मधारय (demonstrative + noun)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विमुक्तम्: freed/released
• विमुक्तम्: Karta-predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि√मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘released/freed’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/हेतु-सूचक निपात (indeed/for)

• शिवाभ्याम्: by the two (Śiva-pair)
• शिवाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), द्विवचन; साधन/कर्तृ-करणभावे ‘by the two Śivas’ (Śiva and Śakti / the divine pair)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अविमुक्तम्: not abandoned (Avimukta)
• अविमुक्तम्: Karta-predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + वि√मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (negated PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘not released’

• ततः: therefore/from that
• ततः: Hetu/Source (अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• विदुः: they know/consider
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Avimukta is ‘never forsaken’ even at pralaya: Śiva and Śivā do not abandon this kṣetra, making it uniquely stable across cosmic dissolution and thus a perennial mokṣa-gateway.

Significance: Faith in Avimukta assures devotees of Śiva’s unfailing presence; dying/performing rites here is believed to secure liberation through His grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: pralaya (cosmic dissolution)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares that Avimukta is eternally upheld by Śiva-Śivā, symbolizing an unfailing refuge where divine grace is uninterrupted—even when the cosmos dissolves—thus emphasizing mokṣa through the Lord’s abiding presence.

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

By affirming that Śiva never forsakes this kṣetra, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through a sanctified place and His tangible marks of presence (Liṅga/temple/kshetra), where devotion matures into liberating knowledge by His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Kṣetra-smaraṇa and nāma-japa: remember Avimukta as ‘never-forsaken’ and practice steady japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as aids to focused devotion.