Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

कुमाराद्भुतचरितवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Wondrous Deeds

Devanagari script

त्वयि नाथे सति विभो यज्ञभंगः कथं भवेत् । विचार्य्यैवाऽखिलेशान काम पूर्णं कुरुष्व मे

Transliteration

tvayi nāthe sati vibho yajñabhaṃgaḥ kathaṃ bhavet | vicāryyaivā'khileśāna kāma pūrṇaṃ kuruṣva me

Translation

ഹേ സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ പ്രഭോ! നിങ്ങൾ നാഥനായി സന്നിഹിതനായിരിക്കെ യജ്ഞഭംഗം എങ്ങനെ സംഭവിക്കും? അതിനാൽ ഹേ അഖിലേശ്വരാ, നന്നായി ആലോചിച്ച് എന്റെ ആഗ്രഹം പൂർണ്ണമാക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• त्वयि: in you / when you are (present)
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नाथे: in (the) lord
• नाथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; in the lord)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयोगः सम्भवः

• सति: being / while (you) are
• सति: Sati-saptami (सति-सप्तमी/Locative absolute)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन, वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle, शतृ) ‘सति’—सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे (locative absolute marker)

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• यज्ञ-भङ्गः: the disruption of the sacrifice
• यज्ञ-भङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yajñasya bhaṅgaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय

• भवेत्: could happen / would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund)

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अखिल-ईशान: O lord of all
• अखिल-ईशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (अखिलः ईशानः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• काम: desire / wish
• काम: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पूर्णम्: fulfilled / complete
• पूर्णम्: Karma-visheshana (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (कामम्)

• कुरुष्व: do / make
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (कुरुष्व)

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; दत्त-सम्प्रदानार्थे अपि (for me)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Umā), addressing Lord Śiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: त्वयि नाथे सति विभो यज्ञभंगः कथं भवेत् । विचार्य्यैवाऽखिलेशान काम पूर्णं कुरुष्व मे

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when the devotee recognizes Śiva as the all-protecting Lord, fear of external obstacles dissolves and one seeks His considered, grace-filled fulfilment of dharmic desire.

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

It reflects Saguna-bhakti—addressing Śiva as Vibhu and Īśāna who actively safeguards sacred rites; Linga-worship similarly treats Śiva as the present Lord who receives worship and bestows anugraha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin yajña or pūjā with refuge in Śiva—mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and praying for nirvighnatā (removal of obstacles) through His protection.