Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot

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Devanagari script

किं तत्र कारणं चान्यद्वच्मि ते ऋषिसत्तम । लोकेषु ख्यापनार्थं वै यशः परमलापहम्

Transliteration

kiṃ tatra kāraṇaṃ cānyadvacmi te ṛṣisattama | lokeṣu khyāpanārthaṃ vai yaśaḥ paramalāpaham

Translation

அதில் வேறு என்ன காரணம்? ஓ முனிவரிறைவர், உமக்குச் சொல்கிறேன்—உலகங்களில் வெளிப்படுத்துவதற்காகவே, சிவனின் செயல் தரும் பரம பாபநாசகமான புகழ் பிரகடனமாகிறது।

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• तत्र: there/in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कारणम्: cause/reason
• कारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: other/another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वच्मि: I say/speak
• वच्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऋषिसत्तम: O best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ऋषीणां सत्तमः’)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds/among people
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• ख्यापनार्थम्: for the purpose of proclamation
• ख्यापनार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्यापन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/उद्देश्यवाचक: ‘ख्यापनाय अर्थः’ = purpose of making known

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• परमलापहम्: bringing supreme gain/benefit
• परमलापहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + लापह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय: ‘परमः (अत्यन्तः) लापहः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The narrator frames Tripuradahana as loka-khyāpana: a didactic revelation so beings across worlds recognize Śiva’s pāvanīya-yaśas (purifying glory).

Significance: Śravaṇa-kīrtana of Śiva’s yaśas is presented as pāpa-haraṇa and as a means to stabilize bhakti and right-view (śiva-mahātmyajñāna).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that events in Śiva’s līlā are narrated so the worlds may know His supreme, purifying glory; hearing and sharing that glory supports inner purification and devotion that leads toward liberation.

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

By highlighting proclamation of Śiva’s yaśas, it supports Saguna worship—kīrtana, śravaṇa, and remembrance of Śiva’s manifest deeds—through which devotees approach the Linga as a compassionate, accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa-kīrtana: regularly listen to and recite Śiva Purāṇa narratives and Śiva-nāma (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a purifying discipline.