Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा जीवितं बालं शिवापुत्रं मुनीश्वर । सर्वे मुमुदिरे तत्र सर्वदुःखं क्षयं गतम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvitaṃ bālaṃ śivāputraṃ munīśvara | sarve mumudire tatra sarvaduḥkhaṃ kṣayaṃ gatam

Translation

О владыка мудрецов, увидев, что тот мальчик — сын Шивы — возвращён к жизни, все присутствующие там возрадовались, ибо вся их скорбь пришла к концу.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, त्वान्त), ‘having seen’

• jīvitam: alive; living
• jīvitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bālam: the child
• bālam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śivā-putram: Śivā’s son
• śivā-putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of Śivā’), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: ‘lord among sages’), Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

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

• mumudire: rejoiced
• mumudire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• sarva-duḥkham: all sorrow
• sarva-duḥkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (‘all sorrow’), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kṣayam: to destruction; to an end
• kṣayam: Gati/Result (फल; गत्यर्थ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gatam: gone; having gone
• gatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with ‘sarvaduḥkham’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of Śiva’s grace manifest (revival of the divine child) is framed as duḥkha-kṣaya—cessation of sorrow—mirroring tīrtha-darśana phala in many sthala narratives.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Lord’s compassionate power restores life and order, collective suffering dissolves—pointing to Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate remover of duḥkha for the pashu (bound soul).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s accessible, personal grace in lived events; Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is presented as a concrete means to approach that same saving presence of Shiva who ends devotees’ grief.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s grace through bhakti and japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with traditional Shiva-upasana such as bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrāksha as supports for steady remembrance.