Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation

Devanagari script

सृष्ट्यंतानपरांश्चापि नाहं तुष्टोऽभव न्मुने । ततो ध्यात्वा शिवं साम्बं साधकानसृजं मुने

Transliteration

sṛṣṭyaṃtānaparāṃścāpi nāhaṃ tuṣṭo'bhava nmune | tato dhyātvā śivaṃ sāmbaṃ sādhakānasṛjaṃ mune

Translation

హే మునీ, సృష్టి అంత్యఫలములకే పరులైన ఇతరులను సృష్టించినప్పటికీ నేను తృప్తి పొందలేదు; అప్పుడు సామ్బ శివుని ధ్యానించి, హే మునీ, సాధకులను సృష్టించితిని।

Word by Word

• सृष्ट्यन्तानपरान्: (things) beyond the end of creation
• सृष्ट्यन्तानपरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृष्टि + अन्त + अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (कर्मपदस्य) ‘सृष्टि-अन्त-अपर’ = ‘beyond the end of creation’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तुष्टः: satisfied
• तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (√तुष् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle)

• अभवम्: I was/became
• अभवम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = ‘thereupon/then’

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) = ‘having meditated’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साम्बम्: (Śiva) with Umā
• साम्बम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवस्य) ‘with Ambā/Umā’

• साधकान्: practitioners/devotees
• साधकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• असृजम्: I created
• असृजम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: sādhaka-sṛṣṭi: emergence of spiritual aspirants as a grace-oriented corrective within creation

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ambā (Śakti/Devī)

FAQs

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

It distinguishes mere worldly creation from the higher purpose of liberation: Brahmā finds no fulfillment in producing beings aimed only at finite ends, so by Śiva’s grace (through meditation on Śiva-Śakti) he brings forth sādhakas—those oriented to sādhana and mokṣa.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna contemplation—meditating on Sāmba Śiva (Śiva with Śakti). Such dhyāna supports concrete worship, including Liṅga-upāsanā, where the devotee approaches Śiva as the accessible Lord who bestows śakti for practice and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It directly points to dhyāna (meditation) on Śiva together with Śakti; a practical takeaway is to anchor daily sādhana in Śiva-dhyāna and mantra-japa (traditionally the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Shaiva disciplines such as vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where applicable.