Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness

Kṣu’s Request

Devanagari script

तदेवं तीर्थमभवत् स्थानेश्वर इति स्मृतम् । स्थानेश्वरमनुप्राप्य शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

tadevaṃ tīrthamabhavat sthāneśvara iti smṛtam | sthāneśvaramanuprāpya śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt

Translation

ଏଭଳି ସେ ତୀର୍ଥ ‘ସ୍ଥାନେଶ୍ୱର’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହେଲା। ସ୍ଥାନେଶ୍ୱରକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ ଭକ୍ତ ଶିବସାୟୁଜ୍ୟ—ଶିବଙ୍କ ସହ ଏକତ୍ୱ—ଲାଭ କରେ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (place/thing)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage-place; sacred ford
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became; came to be
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्थानेश्वरः: Sthāneśvara (Lord of the place)
• स्थानेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक); स्थान + ईश्वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'स्थानस्य ईश्वरः'

• इति: thus; as
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/called
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थक (used predicatively: 'is called/remembered')

• स्थानेश्वरम्: Sthāneśvara (as an object)
• स्थानेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक); स्थान + ईश्वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'स्थानस्य ईश्वरम्'

• अनुप्राप्य: having reached
• अनुप्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having reached'

• शिवसायुज्यम्: union with Śiva (sāyujya)
• शिवसायुज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक); शिव + सायुज्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य सायुज्यम्'

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: From the Dadhīci–Kṣuva episode, the locale becomes a celebrated tīrtha named Sthāneśvara (“Lord of the Place”). The text promises that reaching this kṣetra grants Śiva-sāyujya (liberating union).

Significance: Darśana and kṣetra-sevā at Sthāneśvara are extolled as leading to Śiva-sāyujya—interpretable in Siddhānta as liberation by Śiva’s grace (anugraha) culminating in sāyujya-mukti.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse declares the tīrtha’s revealed identity—Sthāneśvara—and affirms that sincere approach to this sacred locus of Śiva’s presence bestows śiva-sāyujya, i.e., liberating union/communion with Śiva through His grace.

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

By naming the place “Sthāneśvara,” the Purāṇa emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible presence in a consecrated locale; pilgrimage and linga-centered worship at such a site becomes a means for the devotee to mature into divine union (sāyujya).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake tīrtha-yātrā to Sthāneśvara and perform Śiva-upāsanā there—especially linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (notably the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—with the intent of attaining liberation (śiva-sāyujya).