Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा

Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां प्रथमखंडे सृष्ट्युपाख्याने परम शिवतत्त्ववर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ prathamakhaṃḍe sṛṣṭyupākhyāne parama śivatattvavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀଶିବମହାପୁରାଣର ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ଭାଗ ରୁଦ୍ରସଂହିତାର ପ୍ରଥମ ଖଣ୍ଡ ସୃଷ୍ଟ୍ୟୁପାଖ୍ୟାନରେ ‘ପରମ ଶିବତତ୍ତ୍ୱବର୍ଣ୍ଣନ’ ନାମକ ଦଶମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/closing particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Multi-member Tatpuruṣa (समास), Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th/अधिकरण), Ekavacana; locative of text-title

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; ordinal adjective qualifying ‘saṃhitāyām’

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘Rudra’s Saṃhitā’), Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• prathama-khaṇḍe: in the first section
• prathama-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय: ‘first section’), Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• sṛṣṭi-upākhyāne: in the creation-narrative
• sṛṣṭi-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘narrative of creation’), Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• parama: supreme
• parama: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifier of ‘varṇanam’

• śiva-tattva-varṇanam: description of Śiva’s principle/reality
• śiva-tattva-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (समास: ‘description of Śiva-tattva’), Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nāma-śabda used as indeclinable title-marker (नाम-प्रयोग)

• daśamaḥ: tenth
• daśamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ordinal qualifying ‘adhyāyaḥ’

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic framing narrator, concluding the chapter colophon)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of a teaching on Parama Śiva-tattva, emphasizing that the creation narrative is ultimately grounded in the Supreme Shiva as the highest reality (Pati) who is the source and end of all.

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

By naming the chapter as an exposition of Śiva-tattva, it frames later Saguna forms (including Liṅga worship) as accessible manifestations and supports for approaching the same Supreme Parama Śiva described philosophically.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tattva-cintana (contemplation of Shiva’s supreme reality) alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” using devotion as the means to internalize the chapter’s teaching.