Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 95

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

इत्येवमभिमंत्रेण मंत्रितं जलमुत्तमम् । स्मृत्वा शिवं समेतास्ते चिक्षिपुस्तत्कलेवरे

Transliteration

ityevamabhimaṃtreṇa maṃtritaṃ jalamuttamam | smṛtvā śivaṃ sametāste cikṣipustatkalevare

Translation

Так, освятив превосходную воду тем самым мантрой и затем вспомнив Господа Шиву, они все собрались вместе и окропили ею то тело.

Word by Word

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

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• अभिमन्त्रेण: by (this) incantation/chanting
• अभिमन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्त्रितम्: consecrated/enchanted
• मन्त्रितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); जलम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/best
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); जलम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having remembered’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समेताः: assembled
• समेताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘having come together/assembled’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चिक्षिपुः: threw/cast
• चिक्षिपुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• तत्: in that
• तत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कलेवरे इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कलेवरे: in the body
• कलेवरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse depicts mantra-empowered water sprinkled on a body to restore life/wholeness, resonating with Śiva as Vaidyanātha (the divine physician) who removes affliction and grants healing by grace.

Significance: Healing, removal of disease and fear of death; seeking Śiva’s anugraha through sacred water and remembrance.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual becomes truly effective when joined with Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Shiva): mantra empowers the offering, and devotion directs it toward the Lord as the liberating Pati.

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

The verse reflects a Saguna-Shiva mode of worship where mantra and sacred substances are used with conscious recollection of Śiva—just as abhiṣeka to the Liṅga is performed with mantra and focused devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Abhimantraṇa of water (charging water with a Shiva-mantra) followed by Śiva-smaraṇa, then sprinkling/ablution as a purification act—paralleling Shaiva abhiṣeka and protective rites.