Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva

and Śiva’s Gracious Response

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे सनत्कुमारपाराशर्य्यसंवादे त्रिपुरवधानंतरदेवस्तुतिमयस्तुतिमुंडिनिवेशनदेवस्वस्थानगमनवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe sanatkumārapārāśaryyasaṃvāde tripuravadhānaṃtaradevastutimayastutimuṃḍiniveśanadevasvasthānagamanavarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీశివమహాపురాణమున ద్వితీయ రుద్రసంహితలో పంచమ యుద్ధఖండమున, సనత్కుమార–పారాశర్య (వ్యాస) సంభాషణలో, ‘త్రిపురవధానంతరం దేవుల భక్తిమయ స్తోత్రము, ముండినీ స్థాపన, మరియు దేవుల స్వస్థానగమన వర్ణన’ అను ద్వాదశ అధ్యాయము.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/closing particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष-समूहः (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second (book)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• युद्धखण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (section on war)
• युद्धखण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (युद्धस्य खण्डः)

• सनत्कुमारपाराशर्य्यसंवादे: in the dialogue of Sanatkumāra and Pārāśarya
• सनत्कुमारपाराशर्य्यसंवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार + पाराशर्य + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सनत्कुमारस्य पाराशर्य्यस्य च संवादः)

• त्रिपुरवधानंतरदेवस्तुतिमयस्तुतिमुंडिनिवेशनदेवस्वस्थानगमनवर्णनम्: the chapter-title: ‘description of the gods’ hymn after Tripura’s slaying, the hymn consisting of praise, the entry into Muṇḍi, and the gods’ return to their own abode’
• त्रिपुरवधानंतरदेवस्तुतिमयस्तुतिमुंडिनिवेशनदेवस्वस्थानगमनवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + वध + अनन्तर + देव + स्तुति + मय + स्तुति + मुण्डि + निवेश + देव + स्वस्थान + गमन + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (शीर्षक-समासः)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निपातः (designation marker: “called/named”)

• द्वादशः: twelfth
• द्वादशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रम/संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (narrating to Pārāśarya/Vyāsa, as indicated by the dialogue colophon)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is an adhyāya-colophon (iti…); it summarizes the chapter’s contents: Tripura-vadha aftermath, deva-stuti, Maya-stuti, Muṇḍinī installation, and devas returning to their abodes.

Significance: Colophons function as textual ‘tīrtha-māhātmya markers’ for reciters: they signal completion (pāraṇa) and help liturgical reading cycles; the chapter’s themes emphasize Śiva’s victory, praise, and restoration of cosmic order.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sanatkumara
• Parasharya (Vyasa)
• Devas
• Tripura
• Muṇḍinī

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon that frames the teaching: after Shiva destroys Tripura, the devas respond with stuti (devotional praise). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it highlights Pati (Shiva) as the supreme liberator and protector, and bhakti expressed through praise as the proper response to divine grace.

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

Though not naming the Liṅga directly, the colophon centers on Saguna Shiva’s manifest act—Tripura-vadha—followed by hymns. Such narratives support worship of Shiva in a personal, approachable form, where devotees remember His līlā and offer stuti as a mode of upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is stotra-pāṭha and nāma-smaraṇa: reciting Shiva’s praises after contemplating His protective acts. Practically, one may pair this with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple worship (abhisheka/archana) as an expression of gratitude and surrender.