Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

शिवरूपदर्शनम्

Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form

Devanagari script

इत्यादि विविधं कार्यं हित्वा वासं स्त्रियो ययुः । दृष्ट्वा तु शांकरं रूपं मोहं प्राप्तास्तदाऽभवन्

Transliteration

ityādi vividhaṃ kāryaṃ hitvā vāsaṃ striyo yayuḥ | dṛṣṭvā tu śāṃkaraṃ rūpaṃ mohaṃ prāptāstadā'bhavan

Translation

இவ்வாறு பெண்கள் வீட்டின் பல பணிகளை விட்டுவிட்டு வெளியே சென்றனர்; ஆனால் சங்கரரின் திருவுருவை கண்டவுடனே அவர்கள் உடனே மயங்கினர்—மோகமும் ஈர்ப்பும் அவர்களை ஆட்கொண்டது।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: उक्ति-चिह्न (Quotation marker/उक्ति-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: समाहार/आद्यार्थक-अव्यय (etc., and so on)

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘कार्यं’ प्रति

• कार्यम्: work/task
• कार्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• हित्वा: having left
• हित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having abandoned’

• वासम्: dwelling/home
• वासम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; ‘dwelling/abode’

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having seen’

• तु: but/then
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle)

• शांकरम्: of Śaṅkara (Śiva’s)
• शांकरम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शांकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘रूपं’ प्रति (pertaining to Śaṅkara)

• रूपम्: form/appearance
• रूपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• मोहम्: delusion/infatuation
• मोहम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• प्राप्ताः: attained/fell into
• प्राप्ताः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन; ‘having attained/come to’

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अभवन्: they became
• अभवन्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the mind’s tendency to fall into moha when confronted with overwhelming beauty and divine potency; Shaiva teaching redirects that fascination into purified bhakti, where attraction becomes devotion rather than bondage.

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

The verse emphasizes Śiva’s saguna manifestation (śāṃkara-rūpa). In Shaiva practice, the Linga stabilizes the same devotion in a focused, non-distracting form, guiding the devotee from sensory captivation toward inward worship and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship (arcana/dhyāna), so that fascination (moha) is transformed into single-pointed remembrance of Śiva.