Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा वरं ब्रूहीत्युवाच परिसांत्वयन् । गिरा सूनृतया भक्तं जपंतं स्वमनुं हरिः

Transliteration

tatra gatvā varaṃ brūhītyuvāca parisāṃtvayan | girā sūnṛtayā bhaktaṃ japaṃtaṃ svamanuṃ hariḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອໄປຮອດທີ່ນັ້ນ ຮະຣິ (ວິສນຸ) ໄດ້ກ່າວປອບໃຈວ່າ: «ຈົ່ງຂໍພອນໜຶ່ງ». ດ້ວຍຖ້ອຍຄຳອ່ອນໂຍນ ແລະສັດຈິງ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ກ່າວກັບຜູ້ມີພັກຕິ ຜູ້ກຳລັງສວດມັນຕຣາຂອງຕົນຢ່າງສະໝໍ້ສະເໝີ.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: देशाधिकरण (Adverbial place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having gone

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: कर्म (object of ‘speak/choose’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: speak/tell
• ब्रूहि: आज्ञार्थक क्रिया (injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

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

• परिसान्त्वयन्: comforting
• परिसान्त्वयन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (describing speaker Hari)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्व् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: परि-; ‘comforting/conciliating’

• गिरा: with speech/words
• गिरा: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सूनृतया: with gentle/pleasant (truthful) words
• सूनृतया: करण (instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूनृता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘kind/pleasant truth’

• भक्तम्: the devotee
• भक्तम्: कर्म (object of ‘said/comforted’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जपन्तम्: chanting
• जपन्तम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (भक्तम्)

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (मनुम्)

• मनुम्: mantra (manu)
• मनुम्: कर्म (object of chanting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्‍त्र/मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating); within the verse, Hari (Viṣṇu) speaks to a devotee

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere mantra-japa and steady devotion draw divine compassion; the Lord approaches the devotee, consoles him, and invites him to articulate his highest aim—showing that grace responds to disciplined bhakti.

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

Although Hari is the immediate speaker, the Purana’s Shaiva frame emphasizes that Saguna worship—through mantra, form, and devotion—purifies the soul (paśu) and prepares it for Shiva’s grace; japa becomes a concrete sādhanā aligned with worship and inner surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa (repetition of one’s received mantra) with steadiness and a truthful, gentle mind; the takeaway is consistent daily japa as a primary practice, supported by devotional intent.