Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”

Devanagari script

अधुना स्वगृहं गच्छ विधे सुरगणैस्सह । करोतु शंभुस्संभोगं पार्वत्या सह निर्जने

Transliteration

adhunā svagṛhaṃ gaccha vidhe suragaṇaissaha | karotu śaṃbhussaṃbhogaṃ pārvatyā saha nirjane

Translation

ഇപ്പോൾ, ഹേ വിധി (ബ്രഹ്മാ), ദേവഗണങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ നിന്റെ സ്വഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങുക; ശംഭു നിർജനത്തിൽ പാർവതിയോടൊപ്പം ദാമ്പത്യസംഗമം ആസ്വദിക്കട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• स्व-गृहम्: one’s own house
• स्व-गृहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (स्वं गृहं); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विधे: O Brahmā (O Vidhātṛ)
• विधे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सुर-गणैः: with the hosts of gods
• सुर-गणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सुराणां गणाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद

• करोतु: let (him) do / may (he) enjoy
• करोतु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संभोगम्: union, enjoyment
• संभोगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पार्वत्या: with Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Sahakari (सहकारी/Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद

• निर्जने: in a secluded place
• निर्जने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे स्थानवाचक), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames divine privacy before the birth-context of Kumāra/Skanda, emphasizing the sanctity of Śiva–Pārvatī’s union as a cosmic cause.

Significance: General Śaiva teaching: reverence for the divine couple (Umāpati–Umā) and recognition that even gods withdraw before the Lord’s līlā; supports dhyāna on Śiva-Śakti as source of auspiciousness.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

It affirms the sanctity of Śiva–Śakti union: the Devas withdraw so the divine couple may abide in secluded harmony, symbolizing that grace and cosmic order arise from the unobstructed will of Pati (Śiva) with Śakti (Pārvatī).

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

Śambhu is invoked as the personal (saguṇa) Lord who accepts relational devotion; Linga-worship similarly honors Śiva as accessible and auspicious, with Pārvatī as inseparable Śakti, the power through which His grace becomes manifest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is reverent withdrawal and inner purity: worship Śiva with the pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintain sanctity in household life, and meditate on Śiva–Śakti unity; traditional supports include tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa with focused japa.