Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī

Devanagari script

ततः क्षणेन बलिना बलीवर्देन योगिना । स विष्णुप्रमुखः प्रीत्या प्राप दक्षालयं हरः

Transliteration

tataḥ kṣaṇena balinā balīvardena yoginā | sa viṣṇupramukhaḥ prītyā prāpa dakṣālayaṃ haraḥ

Translation

ତତଃ କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ରରେ, ବଳବାନ ଯୋଗୀ, ପ୍ରବଳ ବଳୀବର୍ଦ୍ଦ ଉପରେ ଆରୂଢ଼ ହର, ବିଷ୍ଣୁପ୍ରମୁଖ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ପ୍ରୀତିପୂର୍ବକ ଗମନ କରି ଦକ୍ଷଙ୍କ ଗୃହକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• क्षणेन: in a moment; by a moment
• क्षणेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बलिना: by the strong one
• बलिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बलीवर्देन: by the bull
• बलीवर्देन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balīvarda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगिना: by the yogi
• योगिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णु-प्रमुखः: having Viṣṇu at the head; led by Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-प्रमुखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa): विष्णुः प्रमुखः यस्य (viṣṇu as qualifier); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection; out of joy
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप: reached/attained
• प्राप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• दक्ष-आलयम्: Dakṣa's abode
• दक्ष-आलयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दक्षस्य आलयः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Nandi
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva as the supreme Yogin who moves effortlessly (in a moment) yet acts with prīti—benevolent grace—showing that divine power is guided by compassion and dharma, not ego.

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

Śiva appears here in a clearly saguna (personal) mode—Hara riding Nandin—supporting devotional worship where the devotee approaches the Lord as a gracious, accessible Presence, even while He remains the transcendent Yogin.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to yoga joined with bhakti: meditate on Śiva as the inner Yogin while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with prīti, cultivating steadiness like Nandin (dharma) before any outer ritual.