Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

मन्नाथे भुवने योगिन्नोचिता गतिरीदृशी । जायारत्नमतस्त्वं मे देहि रत्नभुजे निजम्

Transliteration

mannāthe bhuvane yoginnocitā gatirīdṛśī | jāyāratnamatastvaṃ me dehi ratnabhuje nijam

Translation

ഹേ യോഗീ, ഈ ഭുവനത്തിൽ എനിക്ക് നാഥനില്ല; യോഗിക്ക് ഇത്തരമൊരു ഗതി യോജ്യമല്ല. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ രത്നഭുജാ, നിന്റെ സ്വന്തം ഭാര്യാരത്നം എനിക്ക് തരിക—എന്നുടേതാക്കുക.

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘मत्’ (my); समासपूर्वपद (genitive sense)

• नाथे: in (my) lord/master
• नाथे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• भुवने: in the world
• भुवने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• योगिन्: O yogi
• योगिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• उचिता: proper, fitting
• उचिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (from √उच्/वच्?; lexical ‘proper’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular)

• गतिः: course/way, fate, condition
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular)

• ईदृशी: such as this
• ईदृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular)

• जायारत्नम्: the precious wife (wife-jewel)
• जायारत्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाया-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (जायायाः रत्नम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc, Singular)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थ (indeclinable; ‘therefore/from this’)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative, Singular)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative/Genitive, Singular)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular, active)

• रत्नभुजे: O enjoyer of jewels (O wealthy one)
• रत्नभुजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न-भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (रत्नं भुङ्क्ते/रत्नभुक् ‘one who enjoys jewels’); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• निजम्: your own
• निजम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc, Singular)

Speaker

An asura/warrior-petitioner addressing a powerful king (ratna-bhuj) within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue frame narrated by Sūta

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It exposes how ego can misuse the identity of a “yogin” to justify desire; Shaiva ethics emphasize self-mastery and surrender to Shiva (Pati) rather than entitlement over others.

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

By contrast: Saguna Shiva worship trains the devotee in humility and dharma; the verse depicts the opposite impulse—appropriation—showing why devotion and restraint are prerequisites for true grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and mindful restraint, transforming desire into bhakti and inner discipline.