Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant

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Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । ब्रह्मन् विधे महाभाग विष्णुशिष्य महामते । धन्यस्त्वं शिवभक्तो हि परतत्त्वप्रदर्शकः

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | brahman vidhe mahābhāga viṣṇuśiṣya mahāmate | dhanyastvaṃ śivabhakto hi paratattvapradarśakaḥ

Translation

នារ​ទៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ ព្រះព្រហ្ម! ឱ វិធេ អ្នកបង្កើត! ឱ អ្នកមានភាគល្អ និងប្រាជ្ញាខ្ពស់—សិស្សរបស់ព្រះវិស្ណុ—ព្រះអង្គពិតជាមានពរ ព្រោះព្រះអង្គជាអ្នកស្រឡាញ់ភក្តីព្រះសិវៈ និងជាអ្នកបង្ហាញសច្ចៈអតិបរមា»។

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• brahman: O Brahman/Brahmā
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• vidhe: O Creator (Vidhi)
• vidhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātṛ/vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; epithet of Brahmā ('creator/ordainer')

• mahā-bhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; कर्मधारय ('greatly fortunate')

• viṣṇu-śiṣya: O disciple of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-śiṣya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'disciple of Viṣṇu')

• mahā-mate: O great-minded one
• mahā-mate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; कर्मधारय ('of great intellect')

• dhanyaḥ: blessed/fortunate
• dhanyaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण; predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana; 2nd person pronoun

• śiva-bhaktaḥ: devotee of Śiva
• śiva-bhaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'devotee of Śiva')

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• para-tattva-pradarśakaḥ: revealer of the supreme truth
• para-tattva-pradarśakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + pradarśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'one who shows the supreme reality'

Speaker

Narada

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms Śiva as paratattva (Supreme Reality) and frames true blessedness as Śiva-bhakti and tattva-prakāśa (revealing the highest principle).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse exalts the Shiva-bhakta as one who “reveals the Supreme Reality” (paratattva), implying that devotion to Shiva is not merely emotional worship but a direct means to recognize the highest truth—Shiva as the supreme principle and liberator.

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

By praising a devotee who points to paratattva, the verse supports the Shiva Purana’s pattern: Saguna worship (such as Linga-upasana) disciplines the mind and heart, culminating in insight into Shiva’s supreme nature beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to cultivate Shiva-bhakti through Shiva-nama japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and attentive listening to Shiva-tattva teachings from realized devotees who can ‘show’ the Supreme.