Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

रुद्रांशसंभवत्वाच्च ब्रह्मणो वचनादपि । प्रीत्या च तव नैवायं मम वध्यो जलंधरः

Transliteration

rudrāṃśasaṃbhavatvācca brahmaṇo vacanādapi | prītyā ca tava naivāyaṃ mama vadhyo jalaṃdharaḥ

Translation

ເນື່ອງຈາກ ຈະລັນທະຣະ ເກີດຈາກສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງພຣະຣຸທຣະ ແລະຕາມພຣະວາຈາຂອງພຣະພຣະຫມາ; ອີກທັງດ້ວຍຄວາມຮັກຕໍ່ເຈົ້າ—ຈະລັນທະຣະນີ້ ບໍ່ຄວນໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂ້າ.

Word by Word

• रुद्र-अंश-सम्भवत्वात्: because of (his) being born from a portion of Rudra
• रुद्र-अंश-सम्भवत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भवत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/अपादान (5th case), एकवचन; -त्वात् (ablative of abstract noun) = 'because of/from the fact of'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध (6th case, genitive), एकवचन

• वचनात्: from (his) word/command; because of the command
• वचनात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/अपादान (5th case, ablative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अतिशय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• प्रीत्या: out of affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया/करण (3rd case, instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तव: for you / of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध (6th case, genitive), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case, nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध (6th case, genitive), एकवचन; 1st person pronoun

• वध्यः: slayable; fit to be killed
• वध्यः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case, nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण = 'to be slain'

• जलंधरः: Jalandhara
• जलंधरः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case, nominative), एकवचन; proper noun

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (addressing Lord Śiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the gods act within dharma and cosmic law: when a being is linked to Rudra’s power and protected by Brahmā’s word, the proper resolution must arise through Śiva’s own līlā and rightful means, not mere force.

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

By emphasizing Jalandhara’s Rudra-aṃśa origin, the verse points to Śiva as the supreme controller of manifestation (saguṇa governance). Devotees take refuge in Śiva—often through Liṅga worship—as the final arbiter who dissolves adharma in the correct time and manner.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice surrender to Pati (Śiva) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating restraint and trust in divine timing—especially suitable as a Mahāśivarātri vrata intention.