Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31

परस्य दुर्‍निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru

Devanagari script

उत्थाय सुचिरं ध्यात्वा रुद्र इत्युद्धरन् गिरिम् । आनंदक्लिन्नसर्वांगः कृतांजलिरभाषत

Transliteration

utthāya suciraṃ dhyātvā rudra ityuddharan girim | ānaṃdaklinnasarvāṃgaḥ kṛtāṃjalirabhāṣata

Translation

എഴുന്നേറ്റ് ദീർഘനേരം ധ്യാനിച്ച്, ‘രുദ്ര’ എന്ന് ഉച്ചരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹം പർവ്വതം ഉയർത്തി. ആനന്ദം കൊണ്ട് ശരീരമൊട്ടാകെ നനഞ്ഞു; പിന്നെ കരംകൂപ്പി അദ്ദേഹം പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु) → उत्थाय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having risen’

• सुचिरम्: for a long time
• सुचिरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यात्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having meditated’

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (vocative)

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Vākyaprayojaka (वाक्यप्रयोजक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उद्धरन्: lifting up
• उद्धरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु) → उद्धरन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि

• गिरिम्: the mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आनन्द-क्लिन्न-सर्वाङ्गः: whose whole body was moistened with bliss
• आनन्द-क्लिन्न-सर्वाङ्गः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लिन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + सर्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष-प्रधान; ‘आनन्देन क्लिन्नानि सर्वाङ्गानि यस्य’ इत्यर्थे बहुविशेषणवत्); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• कृत-अञ्जलिः: with hands folded (in reverence)
• कृत-अञ्जलिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु-क्त, कृदन्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘कृतः अञ्जलिः येन’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows the operative power of nāma (Rudra) joined with dhyāna and bhāva (bliss), a template for pilgrims: mantra + meditation + reverent gesture yields upliftment (uddhāra) and readiness for teaching.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: रुद्र (rudra)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse shows that inner dhyāna (contemplation) and nāma-smaraṇa of Rudra can manifest as both spiritual ecstasy and decisive strength—signifying the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of Pati’s grace empowering the bound soul (paśu) to transcend limitation (pāśa).

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

Uttering “Rudra” while acting with reverence (kṛtāñjali) reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through his accessible name and form. Even when the Linga is not explicitly mentioned, the principle is the same: devotion expressed through mantra, humility, and focused awareness invites Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice sustained dhyāna followed by mantra-japa of Rudra/Shiva (commonly aligned with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), concluding with añjali (prayerful surrender). The takeaway is steady meditation + name-recitation as a Shaiva sādhanā, especially suitable for Mahāśivarātri worship.