Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

सर्वाध्यक्षो भवेदद्य यूयं कुरुत तद्यदि । तदा शांतिर्भवेल्लोके नान्यथा सुखमाप्स्यथ

Transliteration

sarvādhyakṣo bhavedadya yūyaṃ kuruta tadyadi | tadā śāṃtirbhavelloke nānyathā sukhamāpsyatha

Translation

आजपासून एकच सर्वाध्यक्ष (परम अधिपती) असो; तुम्ही तसे केल्यास लोकात शांती होईल. अन्यथा तुम्हाला सुख मिळणार नाही.

Word by Word

• सर्व-अध्यक्षः: the chief over all
• सर्व-अध्यक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वः अध्यक्षः)

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• कुरुत: do (you all)
• कुरुत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (otherwise)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आप्स्यथ: you will obtain
• आप्स्यथ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (inferred, Kumārakhaṇḍa discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that harmony arises when authority is unified under a righteous, dharma-guided center; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, order (niyati) and peace reflect alignment with Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate governor of all.

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

A single overseer mirrors the Linga as the one, stable axis of worship—Saguna Shiva as Lord and ruler—through whom scattered minds and communities become centered, producing śānti and sukha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt one-pointed discipline: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, cultivating inner governance of the senses so peace manifests outwardly.