Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । श्रूयतां मुनिशार्दूल कथयाम्यद्य तद्ध्रुवम् । चरितं जगदंबाया यज्जातं तदनंतरम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | śrūyatāṃ muniśārdūla kathayāmyadya taddhruvam | caritaṃ jagadaṃbāyā yajjātaṃ tadanaṃtaram

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ മുനിശാർദൂലാ, കേൾക്കുക. ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ നിനക്കു ധ്രുവസത്യം പറയുന്നു—ജഗദംബയുടെ പാവനചരിതവും അതിന് പിന്നാലെ ഉടൻ സംഭവിച്ചതും।”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘let it be heard’

• मुनिशार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनिशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: मुनि-शार्दूल (tiger among sages)

• कथयामि: I narrate
• कथयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिजन्त from कथ्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative/denominative): ‘I narrate/tell’

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (to ध्रुवम्/चरितम्)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly/definitely
• ध्रुवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (certain/definite)

• चरितम्: deed/episode (life-story)
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जगदम्बायाः: of Jagadambā (Mother of the world)
• जगदम्बायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: जगत्-अम्बा (mother of the world)

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative) referring to ‘that which’

• जातम्: occurred
• जातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘happened/occurred’ (agreeing with यत्/चरितम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्/क्रियाविशेषणवत्: ‘immediately after’

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Jagadambā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Jagadamba (Parvati)

FAQs

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

This verse sanctifies listening (śravaṇa) to divine history as a valid spiritual means: Brahmā presents the Mother’s deeds as “dhruvam” (certain truth), encouraging faith and attentive hearing—key devotional disciplines in Shaiva tradition.

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

By introducing Jagadambā’s carita, the text frames the Saguna (personal) divine play through Devi—inseparable from Shiva in Shaiva theology—thereby supporting concrete devotion that culminates in knowledge of Shiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate practice is śravaṇa and smaraṇa: listen to the Purāṇic narration with concentration, then contemplate its meaning; this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a Shaiva Siddhānta-aligned support to devotion.