Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

उद्यदानंदसंदोह रोमांचाचितविग्रहः । प्रणनाम मुदा शंभुमंभो जनयनो द्विजः

Transliteration

udyadānaṃdasaṃdoha romāṃcācitavigrahaḥ | praṇanāma mudā śaṃbhumaṃbho janayano dvijaḥ

Translation

उद्यदानन्दसंदोह-रोमाञ्चाचितविग्रहः। प्रणनाम मुदा शंभुमम्भोजजनयनो द्विजः॥

Word by Word

• उद्यत्-आनन्द-सन्दोहः: a rising mass of bliss
• उद्यत्-आनन्द-सन्दोहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; उद्√या/उद्यत्) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्दोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (उद्यत् आनन्दस्य सन्दोहः = उद्गच्छद्-आनन्द-समूहः)

• रोमाञ्च-आचित-विग्रहः: one whose body was covered with horripilation
• रोमाञ्च-आचित-विग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमाञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + आचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ√चि + क्त) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रोमाञ्चेन आचितः विग्रहः यस्य)

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• अम्बः: O! (an exclamation)
• अम्बः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अम्बः (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-शब्द)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (interjection/vocative particle), अव्यय; आश्चर्य/सम्बोधनार्थे

• जनयन्: producing, generating
• जनयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण

• द्विजः: the brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It depicts the classical Shaiva sign of mature bhakti—inner bliss overflowing into the body as romāñca—culminating in humble pranāma to Śambhu, indicating surrender that invites Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

Though the Liṅga is not explicitly named here, the act of joyful prostration before Śambhu reflects Saguna-upāsanā: devotion to Śiva as the auspicious Lord who is approached through reverence, pūjā, and surrender—central to Shiva Purana worship practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti-centered upāsanā: offer pranāma with single-pointed mind, and support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate the same inner ānanda and devotional absorption.