Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

गच्छतं निर्भयन्नित्यं स्वस्थानश्च मदाज्ञया । सुखप्रदाताहं वै वाम्विशेषात्प्रेक्षकस्सदा

Transliteration

gacchataṃ nirbhayannityaṃ svasthānaśca madājñayā | sukhapradātāhaṃ vai vāmviśeṣātprekṣakassadā

Translation

എന്റെ ആജ്ഞയാൽ നിങ്ങൾ ഇരുവരും നിത്യവും നിർഭയരായി നിങ്ങളുടെ സ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലേക്കു പോകുക. ഞാൻ തന്നെയാണ് സുഖദാതാവ്; പ്രത്യേകമായി എപ്പോഴും നിങ്ങളെ ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചു കാത്തുകൊള്ളും.

Word by Word

• गच्छतम्: go (you two)
• गच्छतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• निर्भयम्: fearlessly
• निर्भयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: ‘fearlessly’)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: ‘always’)

• स्वस्थानम्: to your own abode
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य स्थानम्)

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

• मदाज्ञया: by my command
• मदाज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मम आज्ञया)

• सुखप्रदाता: giver of happiness
• सुखप्रदाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + प्रदातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सुखं प्रदाति)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• वाम्: to/for you two; of you two
• वाम्: Sampradana/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic form)

• विशेषात्: especially / in particular
• विशेषात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• प्रेक्षकः: overseer / watcher
• प्रेक्षकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes Śiva as protector-overseer (preक्षक) and sukha-pradātā: the Lord’s ongoing guardianship sustains devas and, by extension, bound souls—anugraha operating as fearlessness (abhaya) and welfare.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śaraṇāgati (surrender): by accepting Shiva’s command, the devotee becomes nirbhaya (fearless), protected by the Lord who grants sukha and inner stability on the path toward liberation.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s grace—Shiva as the personal Lord who actively guides, protects, and bestows well-being upon devotees who worship Him (including through Linga-upāsanā) with trust and obedience.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily remembrance of Shiva with the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate fearlessness through surrender; offer simple Linga worship with purity and steadiness, trusting in Shiva’s protective oversight.