Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”

Devanagari script

यद्रूपं चिंतयंती सा तेन प्रत्यक्षतां गतः

Transliteration

yadrūpaṃ ciṃtayaṃtī sā tena pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ

Translation

സതി ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ഏത് രൂപം ധ്യാനിച്ചുവോ, അതേ ധ്യാനബലത്താൽ ആ പ്രഭു അവളുടെ മുമ്പിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി।

Word by Word

• yat-rūpam: the form which
• yat-rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); सम्बन्धः—यस्य तत् (relative)

• cintayantī: thinking/meditating
• cintayantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cintay (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; parasmaipada sense

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; pronoun

• tena: by that (form)
• tena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• pratyakṣatām: to direct manifestation/visibility
• pratyakṣatām: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; abstract noun in -tā

• gataḥ: went/attained
• gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; agrees with implied subject (e.g., saḥ/śivaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Sati Khanda account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Lord responds to sincere dhyāna and bhakti: when the devotee’s mind becomes steady in Shiva, His grace ripens into pratyakṣa anugraha—direct, lived experience rather than mere belief.

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

It supports saguna-upāsanā: focusing on a chosen Shiva-form (including the Linga as a sacred support for contemplation) purifies attention, and through that concentrated reverence the Lord becomes experientially present to the worshipper.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-dhyāna with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while visualizing a chosen form—often with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as supports—seeking inner steadiness rather than spectacle.