Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

महेश्वर उवाच । तपोनिधे महाभाग भृगुपुत्र महामुने । तपसानेन ते नित्यं प्रसन्नोऽहं विशेषतः

Transliteration

maheśvara uvāca | taponidhe mahābhāga bhṛguputra mahāmune | tapasānena te nityaṃ prasanno'haṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

マヘーシュヴァラは言われた。「おお苦行の宝蔵よ、幸い大いなる者よ。おお大牟尼、ブリグの子よ。汝のこのタパスによって、我は常に満足し、とりわけ深く喜んでいる。」

Word by Word

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तपोनिधे: O treasure of austerity
• तपोनिधे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तपसः निधिः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• भृगु-पुत्र: O son of Bhṛgu
• भृगु-पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: भृगोः पुत्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तपसा-विशेषण

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-सद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अहम्-विशेषण

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), विशेषेण (especially)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Maheshvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhrigu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) draws Shiva’s prasāda (grace). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, the Lord’s favor is not arbitrary—purification through tapas makes the soul fit to receive Shiva’s liberating compassion.

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

It highlights Saguna Shiva as the responsive Lord who becomes “pleased” with the devotee’s disciplined practice. Linga-worship accompanied by tapas—vows, purity, restraint, and steady japa—becomes a direct means to invite Shiva’s manifest grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is sustained tapas: regular japa of Shiva-mantra (such as the Panchakshara), observance of vrata, and inner restraint. When aligned with devotion, such discipline is said to make Shiva especially pleased.