Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः

Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

प्रसादयध्यं सर्वे हि यूयं शुद्धेन चेतसा । अथापरप्रसादं तं गृहीतांघ्रियुगं शिवम्

Transliteration

prasādayadhyaṃ sarve hi yūyaṃ śuddhena cetasā | athāparaprasādaṃ taṃ gṛhītāṃghriyugaṃ śivam

Translation

ท่านทั้งหลายจงทำจิตให้บริสุทธิ์แล้วบำเพ็ญเพื่อให้พระศัมภู (พระศิวะ) โปรดปราน ครั้นได้พระกรุณาสูงสุดแล้ว จงเข้าถึงที่พึ่งคือพระศิวะ ผู้ซึ่งพระบาททั้งคู่ควรถูกยึดไว้ด้วยการนอบน้อมสวามิภักดิ์

Word by Word

• प्रसादयध्वम्: propitiate; please (him)
• प्रसादयध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग) + णिच्
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• सर्वे: all (of you)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/indeed)

• यूयम्: you (plural)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शुद्धेन: with pure
• शुद्धेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• चेतसा: mind; heart
• चेतसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Avyaya (अव्यय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction: then/now)

• अपर-प्रसादम्: another favor; further grace
• अपर-प्रसादम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (aparaḥ prasādaḥ)

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

• गृहीत-अङ्घ्रि-युगम्: whose pair of feet has been taken/held (i.e., whose feet are grasped)
• गृहीत-अङ्घ्रि-युगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहीत (कृदन्त) + अङ्घ्रि + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; गृहीत = √ग्रह् (धातु) क्त (past passive participle)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames liberation as Śiva’s anugraha accessed through śuddha-citta and śaraṇāgati at the Lord’s feet—core Siddhānta soteriology (grace, not mere self-effort).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s anugraha (liberating grace) is approached through śuddha-cetas (purified mind) and culminates in śaraṇāgati—taking refuge by holding fast to Śiva’s feet, the symbol of Pati (the Lord) who releases the bound soul.

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

“Pleasing Śiva with a pure mind” aligns with Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—where devotion, purity, and reverence invite Śiva’s prasāda; the ‘grasping of His feet’ expresses the devotee’s surrender that Linga worship is meant to mature into.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inner purification and bhakti: daily Linga-abhiṣeka with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and meditation on surrender at Śiva’s feet, seeking His prasāda rather than mere worldly boons.