Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

हरेऽगृहीतदारे तु सृष्टिनैषा सनातनी । भविष्यतीति तत्सत्यं भवता प्रतिपादितम्

Transliteration

hare'gṛhītadāre tu sṛṣṭinaiṣā sanātanī | bhaviṣyatīti tatsatyaṃ bhavatā pratipāditam

Translation

ഹേ ഹരി, നിങ്ങൾ ഭാര്യയെ സ്വീകരിക്കാത്തിടത്തോളം ഈ സനാതന സൃഷ്ടി തന്റെ നിത്യക്രമത്തിൽ മുന്നോട്ട് പോകുകയില്ല. അതിനാൽ ‘ഇത് തീർച്ചയായും സംഭവിക്കും’ എന്നു നിങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞത് സത്യമാണ്.

Word by Word

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• अगृहीतदारे: O one who has not taken a wife (unmarried)
• अगृहीतदारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगृहीत-दार (प्रातिपदिक); घटक: अ + गृहीत (ग्रह् धातु + क्त) + दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (न गृहीताः दाराः यस्य/त्वया)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• सृष्टिः: creation
• सृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सनातनी: eternal
• सनातनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्रतिपादितम्: was established/expounded
• प्रतिपादितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights that cosmic manifestation is not merely mechanical; it proceeds through divine order where Shakti (consort-power) is essential—pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati (Lord) and Shakti as the basis for creation and grace.

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

By stressing the necessity of divine consort-power for creation, it supports Saguna understanding of the Lord’s active governance (śakti-sahita īśvara). In Linga worship, devotees honor Shiva as Pati together with Shakti as the dynamic power behind all becoming.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva-Shakti unity while chanting the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves with the intention of harmonizing inner will (icchā-śakti) and disciplined action (kriyā-śakti).