Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

एभिस्समेतो गिरिभिर्महामत संप्रार्थ्य शीघ्रं शिवमत्र चानय । देवैस्समेतं च महर्षिसंघैस्सुरासुरैरर्चितपादपल्लवम्

Transliteration

ebhissameto giribhirmahāmata saṃprārthya śīghraṃ śivamatra cānaya | devaissametaṃ ca maharṣisaṃghaissurāsurairarcitapādapallavam

Translation

ହେ ମହାମତି! ଏହି ପର୍ବତମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଯାଇ ଶିବଙ୍କୁ ଭକ୍ତିପୂର୍ବକ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରି, ତାଙ୍କୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଏଠାକୁ ଆଣ। ଯାହାଙ୍କ କମଳଚରଣ ଦେବଗଣ, ମହର୍ଷିସଂଘ ଓ ଦେବ-ଅସୁର ସମସ୍ତେ ପୂଜନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समेतः: accompanied (having come together)
• समेतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘(सः) समेतः’ = accompanied

• गिरिभिः: by/with the mountains (Himālaya etc.)
• गिरिभिः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महा + मति (कर्मधारय); पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• संप्रार्थ्य: having earnestly prayed/requested
• संप्रार्थ्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-√अर्थ्/अर्थय् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive), ‘having earnestly requested/prayed’

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place/देशवाचक)

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

• आनय: bring (you bring)
• आनय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• समेतम्: accompanied (together with)
• समेतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शिवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• महर्षि-संघैः: with the assemblies of great sages
• महर्षि-संघैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महर्षिणां संघः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुर-असुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुर-असुरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सुराश्च असुराश्च (द्वन्द्व); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अर्चित-पाद-पल्लवम्: whose lotus-feet are worshipped
• अर्चित-पाद-पल्लवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चित (√अर्च् धातु + क्त) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अर्चितौ पादपल्लवौ यस्य/यस्य पादपल्लवः अर्चितः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रधान; व्यवहारतः ‘अर्चित’ + ‘पादपल्लव’); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शिवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

An advising deity/sage within the narrative of the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa (Rudrasaṃhitā), instructing a great personage to invite Śiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Maharshis
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose grace is sought by all beings—and teaches that sincere supplication (saṃprārthanā) is a direct means to receive His presence and protection.

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

By describing Śiva’s lotus-feet as worshipped by devas, sages, and even asuras, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching the Lord through reverence, worship, and invitation, which in practice includes Liṅga-pūjā as a tangible focus for bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is earnest invocation: perform Śiva-pūjā with focused prayer—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as the inner act of ‘calling Śiva here’ through devotion.