Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45

रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā

Devanagari script

आगच्छत्तत्र यत्रेमौ ब्रह्मनारायणौ स्थितौ । अथ तुष्टुवतुर्देवं प्रीतौ भीतौ च कौतुकात्

Transliteration

āgacchattatra yatremau brahmanārāyaṇau sthitau | atha tuṣṭuvaturdevaṃ prītau bhītau ca kautukāt

Translation

主は、梵天ブラフマーとナーラーヤナが立つ場所へ来臨された。すると二者は驚異に打たれ、歓喜と畏敬とを同時に抱きつつ、そのデーヴァ（主）を讃歌によって讃嘆した。

Word by Word

• आगच्छत्: came
• आगच्छत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘came’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• इमौ: these two
• इमौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• ब्रह्म-नारायणौ: Brahmā and Nārāyaṇa
• ब्रह्म-नारायणौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• स्थितौ: were standing
• स्थितौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘standing/being situated’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तुष्टुवतुः: praised
• तुष्टुवतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन; ‘praised’

• देवम्: the god (Lord)
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीतौ: pleased
• प्रीतौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्री-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘pleased’ (इमौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• भीतौ: afraid
• भीतौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत (भी-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘afraid’ (इमौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कौतुकात्: from curiosity
• कौतुकात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘out of curiosity’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It shows that even the highest cosmic deities (Brahmā and Viṣṇu) respond to Śiva with humility—wonder, reverent awe, and devotion—indicating Śiva as Pati, the supreme Lord worthy of stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (surrender).

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

Their act of praising the Deva reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a manifest, approachable form through hymns and devotion, which in the Shiva Purana commonly culminates in reverence to Śiva’s presence as the Linga or as the personally revealing Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stuti and nāma-smaraṇa: recite Śiva-stotras or repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a blend of love and reverent awe, cultivating humility before the Lord.