Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा विररामैव श्रीकृष्णो राधया सह । प्रसन्नोऽभूच्छिवस्तत्र शरणागतवत्सलः

Transliteration

ityuktvā virarāmaiva śrīkṛṣṇo rādhayā saha | prasanno'bhūcchivastatra śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ

Translation

इत्युक्त्वा श्रीकृष्णो राधया सह विरराम; तत्र शरणागतवत्सलः शिवः प्रसन्नोऽभवत्।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive): having said

• विरराम: ceased / stopped
• विरराम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: indeed/just)

• श्री-कृष्णः: Sri Krishna
• श्री-कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् कृष्णः)

• राधया: with Radha
• राधया: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवः इति)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवः: Shiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: there)

• शरणागत-वत्सलः: affectionate to those who seek refuge
• शरणागत-वत्सलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरणागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शरणागतानां वत्सलः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Rādhā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna
• Radha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati—wholehearted surrender—as a direct cause of Śiva’s grace. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, when the soul (paśu) turns to the Lord (Pati) for refuge, His compassion loosens bondage (pāśa) and opens the way to liberation.

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

Śiva is praised here in His accessible, gracious (saguṇa) aspect—‘śaraṇāgatavatsala’—the Lord who responds to devotion. This is the same devotional stance used in Liṅga worship: approaching Śiva as the living refuge who accepts prayers, offerings, and repentance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to cultivate surrender while repeating Śiva’s name or the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering worship with a refuge-seeking heart; the verse emphasizes inner bhakti more than any single external rite.