Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

ममापि च भवद्भिश्च नाम ग्राह्यं शुभं पुनः । अरिहन्निति तन्नामध्येयं पापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

mamāpi ca bhavadbhiśca nāma grāhyaṃ śubhaṃ punaḥ | arihanniti tannāmadhyeyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

“သင်တို့လည်း ငါ့အတွက် မင်္ဂလာရှိသော အမည်တစ်ခုကို ထပ်မံ လက်ခံယူကြလော့။ ‘အရိဟန်’ ဟူသည်မှာ ထိုအမည်ဖြစ်၏။ ထိုအမည်ကို စိတ်တွင် ဆင်ခြင်၍ ရွတ်ဆိုရမည်၊ အပြစ်ကို ဖျက်ဆီးပေးသောကြောင့်။”

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भवद्भिः: by you (honorific, plural)
• भवद्भिः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ ‘भवत्’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नाम: name
• नाम: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ग्राह्यम्: to be accepted
• ग्राह्यम्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be accepted/taken’

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (again/further)

• अरिहन्: Arihan (name/epithet)
• अरिहन्: विधेय/नाम (Appellation/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन, एकवचन; नामरूप (proper name/epithet)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नाम: name
• नाम: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ध्येयम्: to be meditated on
• ध्येयम्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be meditated upon’

• पाप-प्रणाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पाप-प्रणाशनम्: विधेय/विशेषण (Predicate qualifier/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पापस्य प्रणाशनम् = sin-destroying)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, Rudrasaṃhitā Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Contemplation/recitation of Śiva’s auspicious name is presented as pāpa-praṇāśana (sin-destroying), aligning with tīrtha-like inner purification through nāma.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: arihann iti tan-nāma adhyeyaṃ pāpa-praṇāśanam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches nāma-upāsanā—taking up and contemplating Shiva’s sacred name—as a direct purifier of pāpa and a supportive means toward inner purification and liberation in a Shaiva framework.

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

It supports Saguna Shiva worship by emphasizing a concrete upāsanā—recitation and contemplation of a specific divine name—which can be practiced alongside Liṅga-pūjā as a focused devotional discipline.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Name-japa and dhyāna: regularly recite and contemplate the Shiva-nāma ‘Arihan’ with devotion, ideally as part of daily pūjā, aligning mind and speech toward purification.