Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

अन्धक-प्रश्नः — Inquiry into Andhaka

Genealogy and Nature

Devanagari script

महेश उवाच । शृण्वंबिके ह्यद्भुतवृत्तकारे उत्पन्न एषोऽद्भुतचण्डवीर्यः । निमीलिते चक्षुषि मे भवत्या स स्वेदजो मेंधकनामधेयः

Transliteration

maheśa uvāca | śṛṇvaṃbike hyadbhutavṛttakāre utpanna eṣo'dbhutacaṇḍavīryaḥ | nimīlite cakṣuṣi me bhavatyā sa svedajo meṃdhakanāmadheyaḥ

Translation

ພຣະມະເຫສວະຣະກ່າວວ່າ: «ຟັງເຖີດ ໂອ ອັມບິກາ ຜູ້ນຳໃຫ້ເກີດເຫດການອັນອັດສະຈັນ. ຜູ້ນີ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນແລ້ວ—ອັດສະຈັນ ແລະ ດຸຮ້າຍດ້ວຍພະລັງ. ເມື່ອເຈົ້າເຮັດໃຫ້ຕາຂ້ອຍປິດ, ລາວເກີດຈາກເຫື່ອຂອງຂ້ອຍ; ຊື່ຂອງລາວແມ່ນ ເມນດະກະ (Meṇḍhaka)»។

Word by Word

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शृण्व: listen
• शृण्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अम्बिके: O Ambikā
• अम्बिके: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• अद्भुतवृत्तकारे: O maker/author of a wondrous event
• अद्भुतवृत्तकारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत+वृत्त+कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अद्भुतस्य वृत्तस्य कारा/कारिणी)

• उत्पन्नः: arisen/born
• उत्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-पद् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अद्भुतचण्डवीर्यः: of wondrous fierce power
• अद्भुतचण्डवीर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत+चण्ड+वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अद्भुतं चण्डं वीर्यं यस्य)

• निमीलिते: when (it was) closed
• निमीलिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-मी (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (in the state of being closed)

• चक्षुषि: in the eye
• चक्षुषि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• भवत्या: by you (lady)
• भवत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वेदजः: born from sweat
• स्वेदजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद+ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वेदात् जातः)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• एन्धकनामधेयः: named ‘Endhaka’
• एन्धकनामधेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एन्धक+नामधेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (एन्धक इति नामधेयम् यस्य)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Mahesha)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Ambikā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Meṇḍhaka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s supreme lordship (Pati-tattva): beings can manifest through His will in astonishing ways, showing that creation and protection operate under His conscious sovereignty, not mere material causality.

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

It supports Saguna Shiva devotion by portraying Mahesha as personally present and active in līlā—speaking to Ambikā and revealing the origin and name of a manifested being—encouraging devotees to approach Shiva as the compassionate, responsive Lord worshiped in the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva’s all-governing presence during japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeing all events as held within His śakti and guided toward dharma and liberation.