Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

गच्छन्तं वल्लभं दृष्ट्वा देवैस्सार्द्धं समुद्रजा । सांजलिर्बाष्पनयना लक्ष्मीर्वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

gacchantaṃ vallabhaṃ dṛṣṭvā devaissārddhaṃ samudrajā | sāṃjalirbāṣpanayanā lakṣmīrvacanamabravīt

Translation

愛しき御方が神々とともに去りゆくのを見て、海より生まれしラクシュミーは合掌し、涙に潤む眼で立ち、次の言葉を述べた。

Word by Word

• gacchantam: going
• gacchantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gacchat (कृदन्त; √gam धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle)

• vallabham: beloved (lord)
• vallabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vallabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund)

• devaiḥ: with the gods
• devaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/साकम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (with/together)

• samudra-jā: born from the ocean
• samudra-jā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक) + jā (प्रातिपदिक; from √jan धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('समुद्रात् जाता')

• sā-añjaliḥ: with folded hands
• sā-añjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास ('साञ्जलिः' = अञ्जलिं कृत्वा/हस्ताञ्जलिसंयुक्ता)

• bāṣpa-nayanā: with tearful eyes
• bāṣpa-nayanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('बाष्पयुक्ते नयने यस्याः')

• lakṣmīḥ: Lakṣmī
• lakṣmīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• vacanam: words/speech
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lakṣmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as humble surrender: Lakṣmī’s folded hands and tears show that even the divine cultivate reverence and dependence on higher grace, a key Shaiva Siddhānta mood of the soul (paśu) seeking the Lord’s aid.

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

Though the verse is narrative, its inner practice aligns with Saguna worship—approaching the Lord with añjali, emotion purified into devotion, and prayerful speech—attitudes central to Linga-upāsanā and temple devotion in the Shiva Purana tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt añjali (folded-hands reverence) and heartfelt prayer before Shiva—especially during Linga worship—while reciting the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a softened, surrendered mind.