Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1

शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । अथान्यच्छंभुचरितं प्रेमतः शृणु वै मुने । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण शिवभक्तिर्दृढा भवेत्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | athānyacchaṃbhucaritaṃ premataḥ śṛṇu vai mune | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa śivabhaktirdṛḍhā bhavet

Translation

စနတ်ကုမာရက ပြောသည်—ယခုအခါ မုနိရေ၊ ချစ်မြတ်နိုးသော ဘက္တိဖြင့် သမ္ဘူ (သီဝ) ၏ အခြားသော သာသနာတော်ဇာတ်လမ်းကို နားထောင်လော့။ ထိုကို နားထောင်ရုံဖြင့်ပင် သီဝဘက္တိသည် ခိုင်မာ၍ မလှုပ်ရှားတော့။

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (discourse particle: now/then)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of शम्भुचरितम्

• शम्भु-चरितम्: the deeds/story of Śambhu
• शम्भु-चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शम्भोः चरितम्

• प्रेमतः: with love
• प्रेमतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘out of love/with affection’

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative pronoun)

• श्रवण-मात्रेण: by mere hearing
• श्रवण-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: श्रवणस्य मात्रम्; करण (means)

• शिव-भक्तिः: devotion to Śiva
• शिव-भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शिवस्य भक्तिः

• दृढा: firm
• दृढा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of शिवभक्तिः

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Introductory invitation to śravaṇa of Śambhu-carita; functions as kathā-māhātmya rather than a particular kṣetra legend.

Significance: Positions loving listening (premataḥ śṛṇu) as a direct means to dṛḍha-śivabhakti—an inner pilgrimage culminating in grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening to Shiva-kathā) is itself a powerful sādhana: even hearing the Lord’s līlā and greatness stabilizes the mind in steadfast Shiva-bhakti, preparing the seeker for grace (anugraha).

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

By praising “Śambhu-carita,” the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva through His narrated deeds and compassionate manifestations—which naturally matures into reverence for the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible, worshipful presence of Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana/Śiva-kathā with premā (loving intent), ideally paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to make devotion steady and continuous.