Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वमेव रूपेण भवस्व हरमोहिनी । सुता भूत्वा च दक्षस्य रुद्रपत्नी शिवे भव

Transliteration

tasmāttvameva rūpeṇa bhavasva haramohinī | sutā bhūtvā ca dakṣasya rudrapatnī śive bhava

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ມີແຕ່ພຣະນາງເທົ່ານັ້ນ ຈົ່ງຮັບເອົາຮູບນັ້ນ ທີ່ຊັກຊວນໃຈຮະຣະ (ພຣະສິວະ)। ເກີດເປັນທິດາຂອງດັກສະ, ໂອ ເທວີຜູ້ເປັນມົງຄຸນ, ຈົ່ງເປັນພຣະມະເຫສີຂອງຣຸດຣະ (ພຣະສິວະ)។

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Reason/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic/only)

• रूपेण: by (that) form
• रूपेण: करण (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भवस्व: become
• भवस्व: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हर-मोहिनी: O enchantress of Hara
• हर-मोहिनी: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरस्य मोहिनी)

• सुता: a daughter
• सुता: कर्तृ (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• दक्षस्य: of Dakṣa
• दक्षस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रुद्र-पत्नी: Rudra's wife
• रुद्र-पत्नी: कर्तृ (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य पत्नी)

• शिवे: O Śivā
• शिवे: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• भव: be
• भव: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (instructing the Goddess/Śivā regarding her descent as Satī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Sati
• Brahma
• Daksha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the divine will by which Śakti assumes a manifest (saguṇa) form to unite with Śiva, showing that cosmic harmony and liberation-oriented dharma unfold through the purposeful descent of the Goddess.

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

By emphasizing a chosen “form” that enchants Hara, the verse supports saguṇa-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through accessible manifestations. In Śaiva practice, this complements Liṅga worship, where the formless (nirguṇa) truth is honored through a sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate saguṇa-bhakti with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent worship of Śiva (often via the Liṅga), contemplating Śiva–Śakti unity as the ground of grace.