Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

एकांतिनः कंचनार्थं भक्ता वांछंति यस्य न । केवलं चरितं ते ते गायंति परमंगलम्

Transliteration

ekāṃtinaḥ kaṃcanārthaṃ bhaktā vāṃchaṃti yasya na | kevalaṃ caritaṃ te te gāyaṃti paramaṃgalam

Translation

Esses devotos de devoção unívoca, nos quais não há desejo de ouro nem de ganho mundano, cantam apenas os Seus feitos—feitos supremamente auspiciosos.

Word by Word

• एकान्तिनः: exclusive devotees
• एकान्तिनः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• कञ्चनार्थम्: wealth (gold)
• कञ्चनार्थम्: Karma (कर्म/object sought)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कञ्चन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कञ्चनस्य अर्थः) (Accusative singular; ‘for gold/wealth’)

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• वाञ्छन्ति: desire
• वाञ्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Present Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/whose)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular; relative pronoun)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• केवलम्: only
• केवलम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (Neuter, Acc, Sg; used adverbially ‘only’)

• चरितम्: deeds, conduct
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म/object sung)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ते: those (indeed)
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/subject, emphatic)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (repetition for emphasis)

• गायन्ति: sing, praise
• गायन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Present Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural)

• परमङ्गलम्: supremely auspicious
• परमङ्गलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (Neuter, Acc, Sg; ‘supremely auspicious’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya within the Rudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Defines the mark of ekānta-bhakti: devotion free from kāñcana (wealth) and laukika-phala; such purity is said to attract Śiva’s anugraha (grace) rather than transactional boons.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises ekānta-bhakti—devotion directed solely to Śiva—free from material motives like wealth. Such purity of intention makes Śiva-kathā (singing His deeds) a direct means to inner purification and liberation-oriented grace.

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

Singing Śiva’s auspicious deeds is a form of saguna-upāsanā (devotion to Śiva with attributes), often performed alongside Liṅga worship. The verse emphasizes motive: worship is not for gain, but for loving remembrance and surrender to Pati (Śiva), the bestower of grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular kīrtana/paṭhana of Śiva-carita (Śiva-kathā) with a desireless mind—ideally paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is implied as the practical takeaway.