Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness

Devanagari script

तप्यते हि तपः सिद्धैरेतद्दर्शनकांक्षिभिः । युज्यते योगिभिर्योगैरेतद्दर्शनकांक्षिभिः

Transliteration

tapyate hi tapaḥ siddhairetaddarśanakāṃkṣibhiḥ | yujyate yogibhiryogairetaddarśanakāṃkṣibhiḥ

Translation

ด้วยความปรารถนาจะได้ดรศนะของพระองค์ เหล่าสิทธะจึงบำเพ็ญตบะ; และด้วยความปรารถนาจะได้ดรศนะของพระองค์เท่านั้น เหล่าโยคีจึงประกอบโยคะสาธนา.

Word by Word

• tapyate: is practiced (as austerity)
• tapyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is performed/undergoes austerity’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Avyaya-function (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘indeed/for’

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता) (grammatical subject of passive verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृवत्-भाव (the act of austerity as subject)

• siddhaiḥ: by the siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता) (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक; √sidh, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• etat-darśana-kāṃkṣibhiḥ: by those desiring this दर्शन
• etat-darśana-kāṃkṣibhiḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता) (agent in passive; qualifier of siddhaiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat + darśana + kāṃkṣin (√kāṅkṣ, णिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘desiring this vision’); kāṃkṣin = कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun)

• yujyate: is applied/practiced
• yujyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is employed/applied’

• yogibhiḥ: by yogis
• yogibhiḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता) (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• yogaiḥ: with yogic disciplines
• yogaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• etat-darśana-kāṃkṣibhiḥ: by those desiring this vision
• etat-darśana-kāṃkṣibhiḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता) (agent in passive; qualifier of yogibhiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat + darśana + kāṃkṣin (√kāṅkṣ, णिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; पुनरुक्ति (repeated)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Many liṅga-sthalas interpret intense tapas and yoga as the means by which sages ‘earned’ Śiva-darśana; this verse supplies the doctrinal template: darśana is the sought fruit of all sādhana.

Significance: Encourages pilgrimage and sādhana as complementary: outer journey and inner yoga both aim at Śiva-darśana, culminating in grace (anugraha).

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that both tapas (austerity) and yoga (inner discipline) have a single Shaiva goal: Shiva-darśana—direct experiential realization of Pati (Lord Shiva), which culminates in liberation.

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

Seeking “darśana” aligns with Saguna upāsanā—approaching Shiva through accessible forms such as the Śiva-liṅga—while the yogic pursuit points toward inner realization of the same Shiva as the indwelling Lord beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a steady sādhanā combining disciplined tapas with yoga: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditative absorption on Shiva’s presence, supported by simple Shaiva observances like purity, restraint, and regular worship.