Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

देव-गण-समरः

Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle

Devanagari script

शांत्या च परया दृष्ट्या सर्वथा निर्विकारया । तदनुग्रहतो नूनं ज्ञातव्यो हि सदाशिवः

Transliteration

śāṃtyā ca parayā dṛṣṭyā sarvathā nirvikārayā | tadanugrahato nūnaṃ jñātavyo hi sadāśivaḥ

Translation

പരമശാന്തിയും സർവ്വഥാ നിർവികാരമായ ഉന്നത ദർശനവും വഴി—അവന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹകൃപയാൽ മാത്രം—നിശ്ചയമായി സദാശിവനെ യഥാർത്ഥമായി അറിയാം.

Word by Word

• शांत्या: by peace/with calmness
• शांत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• परया: supreme/excellent
• परया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दृष्ट्या इत्यस्य)

• दृष्ट्या: by (a) glance/vision
• दृष्ट्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• निर्विकारया: unchanging/without modification
• निर्विकारया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दृष्ट्या इत्यस्य)

• तत्: of him/that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘तद्’ = ‘तस्य’ (in compound context)

• अनुग्रहतः: from (his) grace
• अनुग्रहतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (because of)

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of certainty)

• ज्ञातव्यः: is to be known
• ज्ञातव्यः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्य/भाव्य (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सदा शिवः)

Speaker

Sūta Goswāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadāśiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Sadāśiva is realized not by mere intellect but through inner stillness (śānti) and a changeless spiritual vision, culminating in Shiva’s anugraha (grace), which is central to Shaiva Siddhānta.

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

Linga and saguna worship steady the mind and purify perception; when devotion matures into nirvikāra-dṛṣṭi (unshaken awareness), the devotee recognizes the same Lord as Sadāśiva, known fully by His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to meditation that cultivates śānti and a steady, fluctuation-free awareness—supported by Shiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative focus on the Linga, seeking Shiva’s anugraha.