Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

सर्वव्यापी स्वैरवर्ती वेदवेद्ययशाः प्रभोः । अनुग्रहः कृतस्तेन कृताश्चासुकृता वयम्

Transliteration

sarvavyāpī svairavartī vedavedyayaśāḥ prabhoḥ | anugrahaḥ kṛtastena kṛtāścāsukṛtā vayam

Translation

ପ୍ରଭୁ ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ, ସ୍ୱେଚ୍ଛାବର୍ତ୍ତୀ, ଏବଂ ବେଦଦ୍ୱାରା ଜ୍ଞାତ ଯଶସ୍ବୀ। ସେ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ କରିଛନ୍ତି; ସେଇ କୃପାରେ ଆମେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ପୂର୍ବେ ଅଳ୍ପ ପୁଣ୍ୟବାନ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ହୋଇଛୁ।

Word by Word

• सर्वव्यापी: all-pervading
• सर्वव्यापी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of प्रभोः implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वत्र व्यापी = all-pervading)

• स्वैरवर्ती: free-acting
• स्वैरवर्ती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वैर + वर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मधारय (moving/acting freely)

• वेदवेद्ययशाः: whose fame is known through the Vedas
• वेदवेद्ययशाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेद्य + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वेदैः वेद्यं यशः यस्य = whose glory is knowable by the Vedas)

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• अनुग्रहः: grace/favor
• अनुग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• कृतः: has been done
• कृतः: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘done/made’

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• कृताः: (have been) made
• कृताः: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; (we) ‘made/done’ as predicate adjective

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• असुकृताः: revived/brought back to life
• असुकृताः: Pratijñā/Predicate (समानााधिकरण with वयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असु + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (असुना कृताः = made alive; restored to life)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the purāṇic account within the Satī narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General theological statement: the Veda-known, all-pervading Lord bestows grace that transforms the unmeritorious into the worthy; not a shrine legend.

Significance: Emphasizes anugraha as the decisive cause of uplift—key Siddhānta soteriology for pilgrims and householders alike.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati—all-pervading and sovereign—whose anugraha alone can uplift beings, transforming even the “asukṛta” (low-merit) into fit recipients of dharma and liberation.

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

Linga/Saguṇa worship is a concrete way to approach the all-pervading Lord; this verse emphasizes that the true fruit of such worship is Śiva’s grace, not merely ritual performance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate anugraha-bhāvanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility, offering worship to the Śiva-liṅga while remembering that merit matures chiefly through Śiva’s compassionate favor.