Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य व्यासवाक्यं भगवान्भवकृत्सुतः । सनत्कुमारः प्रोवाच शिवपादयुगं स्मरन्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | ityākarṇya vyāsavākyaṃ bhagavānbhavakṛtsutaḥ | sanatkumāraḥ provāca śivapādayugaṃ smaran

Translation

Sūta disse: Tendo assim ouvido as palavras de Vyāsa, o venerável Sanatkumāra, filho de Bhavakṛt, respondeu, lembrando-se do par de pés do Senhor Śiva.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + karṇ (कर्ण्/श्रवणार्थे; √kṛṇ/√śru भावार्थ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘आकर्ण्य’ = श्रुत्वा (having heard)

• vyāsa-vākyam: Vyāsa’s words
• vyāsa-vākyam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘व्यासस्य वाक्यम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhagavān: the venerable one
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhava-kṛt-sutaḥ: son of Bhavakṛt
• bhava-kṛt-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृ धातु से क्त; ‘maker’) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative) ‘भवकृतः सुतः’ (son of Bhavakṛt); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (bhagavān) विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• sanat-kumāraḥ: Sanatkumāra
• sanat-kumāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanat (प्रातिपदिक) + kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/नामसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• provāca: said forth, spoke
• provāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘प्र’

• śiva-pāda-yugam: Śiva’s pair of feet
• śiva-pāda-yugam: Karma (कर्म/object of स्मरन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ‘शिवस्य पादयोः युगम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• smaran: remembering
• smaran: Karta (कर्ता/agent-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (स्मृ धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (sanat-kumāraḥ) विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyasa
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It shows that true sacred speech arises from Shiva-smaraṇa—first anchoring the mind in devotion to Śiva’s feet, then responding with wisdom; this aligns with the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace (anugraha) accessed through bhakti and remembrance.

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

Remembering “Śiva’s feet” indicates saguna-upāsanā: focusing on a holy form or symbol (such as the Liṅga) to steady the mind, so that teaching and understanding become acts of worship rather than mere discourse.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice smaraṇa before study or recitation—begin with mental prostration to Śiva, silently repeating a Śiva-mantra (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and dwelling on Śiva’s feet to purify intention and speech.