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Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 94

मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach

to the Sage

Devanagari script

तद्रूपम्वर्णितं केन ज्ञायते केन वा पुनः । मया च ब्रह्मणा यस्य ह्यतो लब्धश्च नैव हि

Transliteration

tadrūpamvarṇitaṃ kena jñāyate kena vā punaḥ | mayā ca brahmaṇā yasya hyato labdhaśca naiva hi

Translation

Siapakah yang mampu menggambarkan Wujud itu dengan sebenar-benarnya, dan siapakah pula yang dapat mengenalinya sepenuhnya? Bahkan aku—Brahmā—tidak pernah mampu mencapai pemahaman yang lengkap tentang hakikat-Nya.

Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); determiner for ‘rūpam’
रूपम्form, nature
रूपम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
वर्णितम्described
वर्णितम्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvarṇita (प्रातिपदिक; from √varṇ)
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त/कर्मणि कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
केनby whom?
केन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
ज्ञायतेis known
ज्ञायते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
FormLaṭ (लट्, Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense ‘is known’
केनby whom?
केन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
वाor
वा:
Vikalpa (विकल्प)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar/punaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘again/indeed’
मयाby me
मया:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
ब्रह्मणाby Brahmā
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormRelative pronoun (सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
हिindeed
हि:
Nipāta-artha (निपातार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphatic/causal particle (निपात)
अतःtherefore
अतः:
Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatas (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘therefore/from this’
लब्धःobtained, found
लब्धः:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootlabdha (प्रातिपदिक; from √labh)
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
नnot
न:
Nishedha (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; negation particle (निषेध)
एवat all/indeed
एव:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphatic particle (अवधारण)
हिindeed
हि:
Nipāta-artha (निपातार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle (निपात)
Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
B
Brahma

FAQs

It teaches that Shiva (Pati) ultimately transcends speech and mind; limited beings—even Brahma—cannot fully comprehend Him, so humility and devotion are essential on the path to liberation.

Since Shiva’s absolute reality is beyond description, the Linga and other Saguna forms serve as compassionate, graspable supports for worship—guiding the devotee toward the transcendent Nirguna truth.

Take refuge in steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga-dhyāna, cultivating humility—seeking realization through devotion rather than mere intellectual analysis.

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