Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

ताभी रत्नासने दत्ते तत्रोवास शिवो मुदा । तमूचुः क्रमतो देव्यस्सुहास मधुरं वचः

Transliteration

tābhī ratnāsane datte tatrovāsa śivo mudā | tamūcuḥ kramato devyassuhāsa madhuraṃ vacaḥ

Translation

เมื่อพวกนางถวายให้ประทับบนรัตนาสนะแล้ว พระศิวะทรงประทับอยู่ด้วยความปีติ จากนั้นเหล่าเทวีจึงกล่าวกับพระองค์ตามลำดับ ด้วยรอยยิ้มและวาจาอันไพเราะ

Word by Word

• ताभिः: by them
• ताभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• रत्नासने: on a jeweled seat
• रत्नासने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रत्नानाम् आसनम्)

• दत्ते: given, placed
• दत्ते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'रत्नासने' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (when the seat was given/placed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय

• उवास: dwelt, stayed
• उवास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्रमतः: in sequence
• क्रमतः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (adverb: in order/one by one)

• देव्यः: the goddesses/ladies
• देव्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुहासम्: a gentle smile
• सुहासम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + हास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरः हासः)

• मधुरम्: sweet
• मधुरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचः)

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the scene)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed through reverent hospitality—offering a worthy seat and speaking with sweetness—showing how loving, respectful approach to Śiva invites his gracious presence.

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

The verse reflects the logic of saguna-upāsanā: devotees honor Śiva in a perceivable form with offerings (upacāras) like āsana and gentle prayerful speech—paralleling how the Liṅga is worshiped with formal services.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests upacāra-bhakti—beginning worship by offering āsana (a seat) and then reciting pleasing, sattvic words such as the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a calm, smiling mind.