Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

यथा धृतशरीरा त्वं लक्ष्मीरूपेण केशवम् । आमोदयसि विश्वस्य हितायैतं तथा कुरु

Transliteration

yathā dhṛtaśarīrā tvaṃ lakṣmīrūpeṇa keśavam | āmodayasi viśvasya hitāyaitaṃ tathā kuru

Translation

ดังที่เธอทรงกายเป็นพระลักษมีแล้วยังความปีติแก่เกศวะ (วิษณุ) เพื่อประโยชน์แห่งโลกทั้งปวง ฉันใด ก็จงกระทำกิจนี้เพื่อสวัสดิมงคลของสรรพโลกฉันนั้น

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• धृत-शरीरा: having assumed a body
• धृत-शरीरा: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धातु) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-समासः; धृत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त PPP) + शरीर; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (त्वम्-विशेषण)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मी-रूपेण: in the form of Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मी-रूपेण: करण (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लक्ष्म्याः रूपम्)

• केशवम्: Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• केशवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आमोदयसि: you delight/please
• आमोदयसि: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ- मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वस्य: of the world
• विश्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन (प्रयोजनार्थ)

• एतम्: this (one/thing)
• एतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in that manner)

• कुरु: do (it)
• कुरु: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Śiva (instructing Satī, inferred from Satīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Lakshmi
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse frames divine embodiment and relationship as an act of loka-hita (universal welfare): even sacred unions and incarnational roles are presented as purposeful, dharmic service. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such action supports order in the world while pointing the soul toward devotion and right intention under Śiva’s guidance.

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

By highlighting purposeful divine manifestation, it supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva through form, guidance, and compassionate governance of the cosmos. Linga worship similarly treats form as a sanctified doorway to the Supreme (Pati), where devotion is aligned with the welfare of beings rather than personal gain.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to perform worship with loka-hita saṅkalpa (a vow for universal welfare): daily Śiva-pūjā or japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while dedicating the merit to all beings. This verse emphasizes intention and selfless offering more than a specific external rite.