Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)

Devanagari script

गत्वा तत्र शिवं दृष्ट्वा नत्वा चक्रुः परां नुतिम् । सर्वे साञ्जलयो विष्णुप्रमुखा नतमस्तकाः

Transliteration

gatvā tatra śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā natvā cakruḥ parāṃ nutim | sarve sāñjalayo viṣṇupramukhā natamastakāḥ

Translation

അവിടെ ചെന്നു ശിവനെ ദർശിച്ച് അവർ നമസ്കരിച്ചു പരമസ്തുതി അർപ്പിച്ചു. വിഷ്ണുവിനെ മുൻപാക്കി എല്ലാവരും കൈകൂപ്പി, തല താഴ്ത്തി, ഭക്തിയോടെ നിന്നു.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (नुतिम्)

• नुतिम्: praise/hymn
• नुतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स-अञ्जलयः: with folded hands
• स-अञ्जलयः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (अञ्जलिः यस्य सः)

• विष्णु-प्रमुखाः: led by Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-प्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विष्णुः प्रमुखः येषाम्)

• नत-मस्तकाः: with bowed heads
• नत-मस्तकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (प्रातिपदिक; नम् धातोः क्त) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (नतं मस्तकं येषाम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that even the greatest devas, led by Viṣṇu, approach Śiva through darśana (beholding), namaskāra (bowing), and stuti (praise), highlighting humility and surrender to Pati as the gateway to grace.

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

The verse models Saguna upāsanā: approaching Śiva in a perceivable form, offering añjali, bowing, and hymns—core elements also used in Liṅga-pūjā through darśana, namaskāra, and recitation of stotras.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali with a bowed head before Śiva (or the Śiva-liṅga), and recite a simple stuti such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with reverence and inner surrender.