Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

तस्य वश्यो वराधीनोऽवात्सीत्तत्सदने हरिः । सलक्ष्म्या सहितो विष्णुर्यो नस्सर्वार्थसाधकः

Transliteration

tasya vaśyo varādhīno'vātsīttatsadane hariḥ | salakṣmyā sahito viṣṇuryo nassarvārthasādhakaḥ

Translation

ハリ—ヴィシュヌ—はラクシュミーとともに彼の館に来住し、その授けた恩寵により従属し依存する者となった。しかもその同じヴィシュヌこそ、われらのあらゆる目的を成就する方である。（されどこの物語は、彼でさえシヴァの至上性より流れ出る、さらに高き法令に随って動くことを示す。）

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him (of Jalaṃdhara)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• वश्यः: submissive/under control
• वश्यः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective of हरिः/विष्णुः

• वर-अधीनः: dependent on a boon
• वर-अधीनः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—वरस्य अधीनः (dependent on a boon)

• अवात्सीत्: dwelt/stayed
• अवात्सीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तत्-सदने: in his abode
• तत्-सदने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तस्य सदने

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स-लक्ष्म्या: with Lakṣmī
• स-लक्ष्म्या: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/associative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘लक्ष्म्या सह’ (with Lakṣmī)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘accompanied’

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; apposition to हरिः

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to विष्णुः

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; enclitic ‘our’

• सर्व-अर्थ-साधकः: accomplisher of all aims
• सर्व-अर्थ-साधकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषाम् अर्थानां साधकः

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi
• Hari

FAQs

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

It portrays that even Vishnu—revered as the fulfiller of worldly and spiritual aims—acts within the higher divine order; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, all grace and final liberation ultimately proceed from Pati (Shiva), while other deities function as empowered agents within that sovereignty.

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

By showing a major deity becoming ‘boon-dependent’ and dwelling by another’s ordinance, the text reinforces devotion to Saguna Shiva (often worshiped as the Linga) as the supreme refuge, from whom boons, protection, and spiritual upliftment are harmonized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt Shiva-centered bhakti with steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering bilva leaves and applying Tripuṇḍra bhasma, praying that all legitimate aims be fulfilled through Shiva’s grace.