Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

अलकापतेः तपः-लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा च वरप्राप्तिः / The Lord of Alakā: Austerity, Liṅga-Establishment, and the Receiving of a Boon

Devanagari script

आगच्छ पादयोरस्याः पत ते जननी त्वियम् । याज्ञदत्ते महाभक्त सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा

Transliteration

āgaccha pādayorasyāḥ pata te jananī tviyam | yājñadatte mahābhakta suprasannena cetasā

Translation

വാ—ഇവളുടെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ വീണു നമസ്കരിക്കു. ഇവളാണ് നിന്റെ ജനനി. ഹേ യാജ്ഞദത്ത മഹാഭക്താ, പരമ പ്രസന്നവും ശാന്തവുമായ ചിത്തത്തോടെ അങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യുക.

Word by Word

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थक), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पादयोः: at/on the feet
• पादयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी/षष्ठी (Locative/Genitive; 7th/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पत: fall/prostrate
• पत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun

• जननी: mother
• जननी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (contrast/emphasis)

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याज्ञदत्ते: O Yājñadatta
• याज्ञदत्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञदत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; proper name/address

• महाभक्त: O great devotee
• महाभक्त: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great + devotee)

• सुप्रसन्नेन: with very pleased
• सुप्रसन्नेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (context: with चेतसा), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• चेतसा: by/with mind
• चेतसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Yājñadatta
• Mother (Janani)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches śaraṇāgati expressed as humility—bowing at the feet of one’s mother—performed with a calm, purified heart (prasanna-citta). In Shaiva ethics, such reverence refines the pashu (bound soul) toward grace and readiness for Shiva-bhakti.

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

Saguna Shiva worship emphasizes inner purity and right conduct alongside ritual. Approaching elders with reverence mirrors approaching the Liṅga with devotion—external prostration supported by an inwardly serene mind—so worship becomes a vessel for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily pranāma (prostration) with a composed mind before worship—then recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” in a calm, grateful state (prasanna-cetas), making conduct and mantra mutually supportive.