Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

विष्णु-ब्रह्म-विवाद-वर्णनम्

Description of the Viṣṇu–Brahmā Dispute and Brahmā’s Confusion

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच । स्वागतं स्वागतं वत्स पितामह महाद्युते । निर्भयो भव दास्येऽहं सर्वान्कामान्न संशयः

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca | svāgataṃ svāgataṃ vatsa pitāmaha mahādyute | nirbhayo bhava dāsye'haṃ sarvānkāmānna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ヴィシュヌは言った。「ようこそ、ようこそ、愛しき子よ—大いなる光輝を具えた祖父（ピターマハ）よ。恐れるな。汝のあらゆる願いを我は授けよう、疑いはない。」

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: सम्बोधन (Greeting/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वाद/सम्बोधनार्थे (interjectional use): ‘welcome’

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: सम्बोधन (Greeting/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• वत्स: O child/dear one
• वत्स: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुँलिङ्ग, एकवचन

• पितामह: O Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामह: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुँलिङ्ग, एकवचन

• महाद्युते: O great-splendored one
• महाद्युते: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुँलिङ्ग, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘great in splendor’)

• निर्भयः: fearless
• निर्भयः: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• भव: be
• भव: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दास्ये: I will give
• दास्ये: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दास्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लृट्-भाव्यार्थक/भविष्यत्कृदन्त (future participial noun), प्रथमपुरुषार्थे; अत्र ‘दास्ये’ = ‘दास्यामि’ इत्यर्थे (Vedic/epic contraction); ‘I shall give’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies कामान्)

• कामान्: desires/wishes
• कामान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• न: not/no
• न: निषेध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘doubt’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: स्वागतं स्वागतं वत्स पितामह महाद्युते । निर्भयो भव दास्येऽहं सर्वान्कामान्न संशयः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a dharmic assurance: fearlessness arises when cosmic roles are harmonized. In Shaiva Siddhanta, even when Viṣṇu grants boons, such power operates within the higher sovereignty of Pati (Śiva), reminding seekers to place desires under divine order rather than anxiety.

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

Though Śiva is not named in this line, the Rudra Saṃhitā’s creation narrative frames all divine interactions as functioning within Śiva’s supreme principle. Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship trains the devotee to seek fearlessness and right intention, so that ‘kāma’ (desire) becomes purified into devotion and duty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating nirbhayatva (fearlessness) through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and daily Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance—redirecting personal wishes into prayer for dharma, clarity, and devotion.