Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

देवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Deva-stuti-varṇana) — “Description of the Gods’ Hymn/Praise”

Devanagari script

प्रोचुर्जयेति सद्वाक्यं मुने सर्वे सुलक्षणम् । तूष्णीमासन्नजानंतस्तदागमनकारणम्

Transliteration

procurjayeti sadvākyaṃ mune sarve sulakṣaṇam | tūṣṇīmāsannajānaṃtastadāgamanakāraṇam

Translation

ਹੇ ਮੁਨੀ! ਸਭ ਨੇ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਬਚਨ ਆਖੇ—“ਜੈ! ਜੈ!”—ਪਰ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਨਾ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਫਿਰ ਚੁੱਪ ਹੋ ਗਏ।

Word by Word

• procus: they said/uttered
• procus: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• jaya: victory
• jaya: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• sat: good, true
• sat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• vākyaṃ: speech, statement
• vākyaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative, 8th), एकवचन

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन

• su-lakṣaṇam: well-marked, auspicious
• su-lakṣaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• tūṣṇīm: silently
• tūṣṇīm: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• āsan: they were
• āsan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ajānan: they did not know
• ajānan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + a- (निषेध)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• tat: of that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन

• āgamana-kāraṇam: the cause of (his/its) coming
• āgamana-kāraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgamana (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jaya iti

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śubha-vāk (auspicious speech) and reverent restraint: devotees may greet a divine or powerful presence with victory-cries, yet true spiritual maturity includes silence and attentiveness when the purpose of an event is not yet known.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the mood reflects Saguna-bhakti etiquette: greeting the Lord’s manifest presence with auspicious acclamation, then entering quiet receptivity—an inner posture aligned with approaching Shiva as Pati, the conscious Lord who reveals meaning in due time.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship with auspicious utterance (mangala or jaya-kāra) and then settle into mauna (silent awareness) before mantra-japa—such as mentally resting in the Panchāksharī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” to receive clarity.