Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

अविमुक्तमहाक्षेत्रपवित्राचरणेन च । त्वां सुताभ्यां प्रपश्यामि तवादेयं न किंचन

Transliteration

avimuktamahākṣetrapavitrācaraṇena ca | tvāṃ sutābhyāṃ prapaśyāmi tavādeyaṃ na kiṃcana

Translation

అవిముక్త మహాక్షేత్ర పవిత్రతచేత పవిత్రమైన పాదములతో, నేను నిన్ను నీ ఇద్దరు కుమారులతో కూడ చూచుచున్నాను. నీకు తీసుకోవలసినదేమియు నిజంగా లేదు।

Word by Word

• अविमुक्तमहाक्षेत्रपवित्राचरणेन: by the sacred conduct (observance) of the great Avimukta holy field
• अविमुक्तमहाक्षेत्रपवित्राचरणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त + महा + क्षेत्र + पवित्र + आचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—अविमुक्तं महत् क्षेत्रम् (कर्मधारय) + तस्य पवित्रम् आचरणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) → दीर्घ-समास

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

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुताभ्याम्: by (my) two sons
• सुताभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; ‘by (my) two sons’

• प्रपश्यामि: I behold/see clearly
• प्रपश्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पश्य् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आदेयम्: to be taken/acceptable (as a gift)
• आदेयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदेय (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

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

• किञ्चन: anything
• किञ्चन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun ‘anything’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the dialogue within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Avimukta (Kāśī) is the ‘never-abandoned’ kṣetra where Śiva remains present; the place sanctifies pilgrims and is famed for granting liberation through Śiva’s grace.

Significance: Darśana in Avimukta is traditionally linked with śivānugraha and mokṣa-prāpti; the verse evokes the sanctity of the kṣetra as a purifier of one’s ‘feet’ (life-path).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as Pati—the all-sufficient Lord—whose presence sanctifies even the greatest tīrtha like Avimukta (Kāśī). It highlights darśana (beholding Shiva) as a direct purifier and implies that Shiva, being complete, has no need to receive anything from beings.

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

By emphasizing “beholding you,” it points to Saguna-upāsanā—devotional encounter with Shiva’s manifest form (including Linga-darśana). The idea that Shiva needs nothing reinforces that offerings are for the devotee’s purification and devotion, not to fulfill a lack in Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-darśana with humility: approach a Shiva shrine (especially a sacred kṣetra), offer water and bilva with the attitude of surrender, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” remembering that offerings purify the worshipper rather than ‘adding’ anything to Shiva.