Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

वयं ते शरणापन्ना रक्षस्मान्दुखितान्विभो । शंखचूडार्दितान्क्लिष्टान्सन्नाथान्परमेश्वर

Transliteration

vayaṃ te śaraṇāpannā rakṣasmāndukhitānvibho | śaṃkhacūḍārditānkliṣṭānsannāthānparameśvara

Translation

พวกข้าพระองค์ขอถึงพระองค์เป็นที่พึ่ง; ข้าแต่พระผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่ว ขอทรงคุ้มครองพวกข้าผู้ทุกข์ระทม ถูกศังคจูฑะรังควานและบีบคั้น ข้าแต่ปรเมศวร ขอทรงเป็นนาถและที่พึ่งแท้จริงของเรา

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: to you/your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘of you/your’ (with śaraṇāpannāḥ)

• शरण-आपन्नाः: having taken refuge
• शरण-आपन्नाः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ-√पद्/आपद् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘शरणम् आपन्नाः’ (having taken refuge)

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• दुःखितान्: distressed
• दुःखितान्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; दुःख + इत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् for ‘अस्मान्’

• विभो: O all-pervading one
• विभो: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शंखचूड-अर्दितान्: tormented by Śaṅkhacūḍa
• शंखचूड-अर्दितान्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंखचूड (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्दित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अर्द् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘शंखचूडेन अर्दितान्’ (tormented by Śaṅkhacūḍa)

• क्लिष्टान्: afflicted
• क्लिष्टान्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्लिश् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् for ‘अस्मान्’

• स-नाथान्: with a protector / protected
• स-नाथान्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/नञ्-वर्जितः: ‘नाथेन सह’ = having a protector; here in plea: ‘(make us) protected’

• परम-ईश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वर: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘परमः ईश्वरः’

Speaker

The afflicted devas (gods), seeking refuge in Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga; the verse exemplifies śaraṇāgati of the devas (bound beings) to Paśupati for protection from asuric oppression.

Significance: Models refuge-taking (śaraṇāpatti) as the doorway to anugraha; suitable for recitation during संकट (distress), pradoṣa, and Śivarātri vigils.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: vayaṃ te śaraṇāpannā rakṣasmāndukhitānvibho | śaṃkhacūḍārditānkliṣṭānsannāthānparameśvara

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankhachuda

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Parameśvara—when beings are bound by fear and suffering, liberation and protection begin with surrender to Shiva as the supreme shelter (Pati) who removes distress and grants grace.

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

The plea is directed to Shiva as Parameśvara with compassionate agency (saguṇa aspect). In Linga-worship, devotees similarly approach Shiva as the accessible refuge—offering prayer, mantra, and devotion to receive protection and inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct practice is refuge-prayer with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), coupled with humble supplication; optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids for protection, remembrance, and steadiness in distress.