Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

शङ्खचूडदूतागमनम् — The Arrival of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Envoy

and Praise of Śiva

Devanagari script

तपसां फलदातारं कर्त्तारं सर्वसंपदाम् । आशुतोषं प्रसन्नास्य भक्तानुग्रहकारकम्

Transliteration

tapasāṃ phaladātāraṃ karttāraṃ sarvasaṃpadām | āśutoṣaṃ prasannāsya bhaktānugrahakārakam

Translation

彼は苦行の果を授け、あらゆる繁栄を定める方。アーシュトーシャ—たやすく歓喜され、常に安らかな御顔の主、信徒に恩寵を垂れるためにのみ働かれるシヴァである。

Word by Word

• tapasām: of austerities
• tapasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• phala-dātāram: the giver of results
• phala-dātāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala + dātṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (फलस्य दाता = giver of fruits), तृन्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• karttāram: the doer/creator
• karttāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kartṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृन्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक-शब्द, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sarva-saṃpadām: of all prosperities
• sarva-saṃpadām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + saṃpad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वाः संपदः = all prosperities), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• āśutoṣam: Āśutoṣa (quickly pleased)
• āśutoṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśutoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prasanna-āsyam: whose face is gracious/serene
• prasanna-āsyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna + āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (प्रसन्नम् आस्यम् यस्य सः = whose face is serene), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying āśutoṣam/Śiva)

• bhakta-anugraha-kārakam: the one who bestows grace on devotees
• bhakta-anugraha-kārakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta + anugraha + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भक्तानां अनुग्रहं करोति = one who causes grace to devotees), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे विशेषणवत्; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śiva as Āśutoṣa—easily pleased by tapas and bhakti—thus encouraging devotees that sincere austerity and devotion quickly mature into siddhi and, ultimately, liberating grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse centers Shiva as Pati—the Lord who alone grants the true fruit of tapas; accomplishments arise not merely from effort but from His anugraha (grace), which ripens the soul toward liberation.

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

By praising Shiva as Āśutoṣa and prasannāsya, it highlights Saguna worship—approaching the compassionate Lord through devotion (often via the Shiva-linga) to receive boons and inner purification leading toward the Nirguna truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake tapas supported by bhakti—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and simple Shiva-pūjā (with reverence for bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where appropriate) while seeking grace rather than mere worldly gain.