Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच । कस्माद्धेतोरिति मतिस्तव जाता पितामह । सर्वं विचार्य सुधिया ब्रह्मन् सत्यं हि तद्वद

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca | kasmāddhetoriti matistava jātā pitāmaha | sarvaṃ vicārya sudhiyā brahman satyaṃ hi tadvada

Translation

ဗိဿနိုးမိန့်တော်မူသည်—«အို အဘိုးတော် (ဗြဟ္မာ)၊ မည်သည့်အကြောင်းကြောင့် သင်၌ ဤဆုံးဖြတ်ချက် ပေါ်ပေါက်လာသနည်း? အို ဗြဟ္မန်၊ အရာအားလုံးကို သန့်ရှင်းသောဉာဏ်ဖြင့် စိစစ်စဉ်းစားပြီးမှ အမှန်တရားကို ငါ့အား ပြောကြားလော့»။

Word by Word

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• kasmāt: from what? why?
• kasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• hetoḥ: from cause; because of what cause
• hetoḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति)

• matiḥ: thought/idea
• matiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jātā: arisen/occurred
• jātā: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त; √jan + क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with matiḥ

• pitāmaha: O Grandfather (Brahmā)
• pitāmaha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vicārya: having considered
• vicārya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√car (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त), from vi√car ‘to consider/investigate’

• sudhiyā: with good intellect
• sudhiyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahman: O Brahman (Brahmā)
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• satyam: truth; truly
• satyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially as ‘truly’/or object of ‘speak’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) of emphasis/indeed

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vada: tell/say
• vada: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Vishnu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It emphasizes viveka (clear discernment) and satya (truthfulness) before forming conclusions—an essential discipline for approaching Shiva-tattva correctly, where right understanding precedes devotion and action.

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

Linga worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in correct knowledge of Pati (Shiva) as the supreme reality; this verse models the proper attitude—questioning, reflection, and truth-seeking—before adopting a form of worship or a theological stance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is disciplined inquiry and truthful speech: contemplate (manana) before recitation and worship—then proceed with steady japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sincere sankalpa rooted in clarity.