Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva

and Śiva’s Gracious Response

Devanagari script

एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं चरितं शशिमौलिनः । त्रिपुरक्षयसंसूचि परलीलान्वितं महत्

Transliteration

etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ | tripurakṣayasaṃsūci paralīlānvitaṃ mahat

Translation

ਇਹ ਸਭ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਮੌਲੀ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਦਾ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ਹੈ—ਤ੍ਰਿਪੁਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਸ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ, ਉਸ ਦੀ ਪਰਮ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਲੀਲਾ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਮਹਾਨ ਆਖਿਆਨ।

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; अत्र कर्मरूपे (कथितम् इति सह)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थी (Dative/4th): ‘to you’

• कथितम्: has been told
• कथितम्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; वाक्ये विधेय-रूपे ‘has been told’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; एतत्/चरितम् इति विशेषणम्

• चरितम्: the account/deeds
• चरितम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; चर्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘deed, story’

• शशिमौलिनः: of the moon-crested (Śiva)
• शशिमौलिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + मौलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः: शशिः मौलौ यस्य सः (one who has the moon as crest) = शिवः; पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• त्रिपुरक्षय-संसूचि: indicating the destruction of Tripura
• त्रिपुरक्षय-संसूचि: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + संसूचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: त्रिपुरक्षयं संसूचयति इति/त्रिपुरक्षयस्य संसूचि; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; चरितम् इति विशेषणम्

• परलीला-अन्वितम्: endowed with supreme play (divine sport)
• परलीला-अन्वितम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: परया लीलया अन्वितम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; चरितम् इति विशेषणम्

• महत्: great
• महत्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; चरितम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Tripurakṣaya is invoked as the paradigmatic act of Śiva’s cosmic dissolution of adharma; the verse frames the narrative as pointing toward that archetypal destruction.

Significance: Contemplation of Tripurāntaka’s līlā is held to burn inner ‘tripura’ (three impurities/limitations) and orient the listener toward Śiva’s supremacy.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Tripuradāha (archetypal cosmic destruction of the three cities)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Tripura

FAQs

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

It marks the completion and framing of the Tripura-kṣaya narrative as Śiva’s “para-līlā”—a divine act that upholds dharma and points seekers toward liberation by taking refuge in the Supreme Lord.

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

By praising Śiva as the Moon-crested Lord with wondrous deeds, it supports Saguna devotion—remembering His forms and līlās—which in Śaiva Siddhānta purifies the soul and prepares it for grace (anugraha) revealed through Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is līlā-smaraṇa with japa—reciting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Tripura-kṣaya as a symbol of destroying inner impurities (the three cities/defects) through Śiva’s grace.