Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा शिवं शिवां चैव सर्वे विष्ण्वादयो द्रुतम् । प्रणम्य शंकरं भक्त्या करौ बद्ध्वा विनम्रकाः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā śivaṃ śivāṃ caiva sarve viṣṇvādayo drutam | praṇamya śaṃkaraṃ bhaktyā karau baddhvā vinamrakāḥ

Translation

ଶିବ ଓ ଶିବାଙ୍କୁ ଏକସାଥି ଦେଖି ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ଆଦି ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବତା ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆଗେଇ ଆସିଲେ। ଭକ୍ତିରେ ଶଙ୍କରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି, କରଯୋଡ଼ି ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିନମ୍ର ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having seen’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘all (of them)’

• विष्णु-आदयः: Viṣṇu and others
• विष्णु-आदयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विष्णुः आदिः येषां ते: ‘those beginning with Viṣṇu’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘quickly’

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having bowed’

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘with devotion’

• करौ: (their) two hands
• करौ: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्विवचन; रूपतः प्रथमा/द्वितीया — here as object of ‘binding’: द्वितीया द्विवचन

• बद्ध्वा: having joined (bound)
• बद्ध्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having bound/joined’

• विनम्रकाः: humble
• विनम्रकाः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनम्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — predicate/qualifier of ‘they’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of Śiva together with Śivā and offering praṇāma/añjali is framed as bhakti that ripens toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha), the decisive factor for pāśa-kṣaya in Siddhānta.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shiva (Shivā/Parvati)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as the supreme object of reverence even for Viṣṇu and the other devas, teaching that true approach to Pati (the Lord) is through bhakti, humility, and surrender—key dispositions for grace (anugraha) in Shaiva thought.

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

Here the devas respond to direct darśana of Saguna Śiva with Śivā; the same devotional posture—namaskāra and folded hands—is prescribed in Linga worship, where the devotee approaches the manifest symbol/form of Śiva with reverent humility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests upacāra of namaskāra: approaching the Lord with añjali (folded hands) and heartfelt bhakti. As a simple practice, one may stand before a Śiva-liṅga, offer salutations, and mentally repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” in a humble, surrendered mood.