Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

त्वत्समृद्धिमिमां पश्यन्सम्पूर्णां विविधामहम् । प्रसन्नोऽस्मि महावीर गजाश्वादिसुशोभिताम्

Transliteration

tvatsamṛddhimimāṃ paśyansampūrṇāṃ vividhāmaham | prasanno'smi mahāvīra gajāśvādisuśobhitām

Translation

汝のこの繁栄を見れば――円満にして多彩、光輝に満ち、象や馬などにより荘厳されている――我は歓喜する、大勇士よ。

Word by Word

• tvat-samṛddhim: your prosperity
• tvat-samṛddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + samṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Acc Sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्वत्-समृद्धिः’

• imām: this
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Acc Sg); विशेषणम् (to samṛddhim)

• paśyan: seeing
• paśyan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय); परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (Nom Sg); ‘seeing’

• sampūrṇām: complete
• sampūrṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Acc Sg); विशेषणम् (to samṛddhim)

• vividhām: varied
• vividhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Acc Sg); विशेषणम् (to samṛddhim)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nom Sg)

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nom Sg); विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective to aham)

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahā-vīra: O great hero
• mahā-vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन (Voc Sg); कर्मधारयः ‘महान् वीरः’

• gaja-aśva-ādi-su-śobhitām: adorned well with elephants, horses, etc.
• gaja-aśva-ādi-su-śobhitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + su- (उपसर्ग) + śobhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Acc Sg); विशेषणम् (to samṛddhim); समासः—‘गजाश्वादिभिः सुशोभिता’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास (instrumental determinative)

Speaker

A king/leader addressing a valorous warrior (inferred within Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue of commendation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It highlights that worldly prosperity and martial splendor are acknowledged, yet in Shaiva understanding they remain secondary to dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva), who alone grants lasting auspiciousness beyond temporary power.

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

Though the verse speaks in a royal, worldly register, the Shiva Purana frames such success as meaningful when aligned with devotion to Saguna Śiva and dharmic order—otherwise it is merely external grandeur without inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to sanctify prosperity through Shaiva conduct—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and worship with bhasma/rudrākṣa—so power and wealth support dharma rather than ego.