Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

उवाच त्रिदशान् सर्वान् हरिप्रभृतिकांस्तदा

Transliteration

uvāca tridaśān sarvān hariprabhṛtikāṃstadā

Translation

तेव्हा त्याने हरि (विष्णू) आदी सर्व त्रिदशांना (देवांना) संबोधून म्हटले।

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्रिदशान्: the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशान्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हरि-प्रभृतिकान्: beginning with Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरि-प्रभृतिकान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (starting with Hari; ‘Hari and others’)

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Devas (Tridaśa)

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva’s role as the supreme Pati (Lord) who instructs even the highest devas; divine governance and grace flow from Shiva, with the gods receiving direction for dharma and cosmic balance.

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

The verse frames Shiva as the accessible Saguna Lord who speaks and guides; such narrative moments support devotional worship where the Linga is revered as Shiva’s manifest presence through which guidance and grace are received.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa and japa: listen to Shiva’s teachings with reverence and steady the mind with Panchākṣarī mantra japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to align one’s will with Shiva’s guidance.