Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

ऋषयो हि त्वदाद्याश्च गतास्ते वै शिवान्तिकम् । सर्वे प्रसादयामासुः क्रोधशान्त्यै तदा शिवाम्

Transliteration

ṛṣayo hi tvadādyāśca gatāste vai śivāntikam | sarve prasādayāmāsuḥ krodhaśāntyai tadā śivām

Translation

เหล่าฤๅษี—เริ่มจากท่าน—ได้ไปเฝ้าพระศิวะ แล้วเพื่อให้พระพิโรธสงบลง ทุกคนจึงพากันอ้อนวอนให้พระศิวา (ปารวตี) โปรดปราน

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: हेतु/निश्चय (Reason/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• त्वदाद्याः: beginning with you (and others)
• त्वदाद्याः: कर्तृविशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्वदादयः = ‘you and others’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ऋषयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• गताः: gone, having gone
• गताः: कर्तृविशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ऋषयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: निश्चय (Assertion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• शिवान्तिकम्: to Śiva’s vicinity, near Śiva
• शिवान्तिकम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य अन्तिकम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थकक्रियायाः कर्म (destination as object)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्तृविशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ऋषयः/ते’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• प्रसादयामासुः: they propitiated, they sought to please
• प्रसादयामासुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु) (प्रसादयति-णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative stem: प्रसादय-)

• क्रोधशान्त्यै: for the pacification of (her) anger
• क्रोधशान्त्यै: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Sampradāna/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रोधस्य शान्तिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (purpose)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Kālâdhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it narrates a classic Śaiva motif: when Rudra’s krodha (fierce energy) manifests, devas/ṛṣis approach Śivā to pacify and restore auspicious order.

Significance: Teaches the devotional strategy of approaching Śakti as the compassionate mediator to transform Rudra’s wrath into śānti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva principle that Śiva’s transformative power is harmonized through Śivā (Śakti). When divine intensity appears as wrath, devotees seek grace through humble propitiation—revealing that peace arises from surrender and the compassionate mediation of the Divine Mother.

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

Approaching “Śiva’s presence” reflects Saguna worship—meeting the Lord as a personal deity. In Linga worship too, devotees commonly invoke Śiva together with Śivā, recognizing that auspiciousness (śiva) and power (śakti) are inseparable in ritual and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Propitiation suggests śānti-oriented worship: japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), gentle abhiṣeka, and prayers to Śivā for inner cooling of anger; applying bhasma with a calm mind can be taken as a practical reminder of restraint and detachment.