Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”

Devanagari script

आवयोर्देवदेवेश विवादमपि शोभनम् । इहागतो भवान्यस्माद्विवादशमनाय नौ

Transliteration

āvayordevadeveśa vivādamapi śobhanam | ihāgato bhavānyasmādvivādaśamanāya nau

Translation

ข้าแต่เทพเหนือเทพ แม้ความขัดแย้งระหว่างเราทั้งสองก็มีความเหมาะควร เมื่อพระองค์เสด็จมาที่นี่ ก็เพื่อระงับและคลี่คลายข้อพิพาทของเรา

Word by Word

• आवयोः: of us two
• आवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (Dual)

• देवदेवेश: O Lord of the god of gods
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): देवानां देवः, तस्य ईशः (lord of the god of gods)

• विवादम्: dispute
• विवादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: even/also)

• शोभनम्: beautiful/auspicious
• शोभनम्: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)

• आगतः: (you have) come
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (used predicatively with implied ‘असि’)

• भवान्: you (hon.)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम/आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• विवादशमनाय: for the pacification of the dispute
• विवादशमनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as -a stem in dative), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (determinative): विवादस्य शमनम्

• नौ: for us two
• नौ: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-द्विवचनरूपम्, द्विवचन

Speaker

Brahma (inferred, addressing Lord Vishnu during the creation-era dispute, narrated within Suta’s discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Brahmā–Viṣṇu dispute framed as providential (daiva-yojana) within early creation narrative

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse frames conflict as something that can be transformed into dharmic clarity when approached with humility—recognizing a higher principle that restores harmony, a key Shaiva theme where Pati (the Supreme Lord) is the ultimate reconciler.

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

In the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative, disputes of cosmic authorities are typically resolved by the manifestation of the Supreme—often through a perceivable (saguṇa) sign such as the Linga-like pillar of light, reminding devotees that the highest reality surpasses ego and rivalry.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to adopt śānti-bhāva (peaceful intention) before worship—begin japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cool agitation and offer inner conflict into Shiva for resolution.