Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा तौ सुरौ व्यास हरिर्ब्रह्मा च वै तदा । विरेमतुः शिवं नत्वा करौ बद्ध्वा विनीतकौ

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityuktvā tau surau vyāsa harirbrahmā ca vai tadā | virematuḥ śivaṃ natvā karau baddhvā vinītakau

Translation

สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า: ข้าแต่ว्यासะ ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เทพทั้งสองคือหริ (วิษณุ) และพรหมา ก็ยุติลง กราบนอบน้อมพระศิวะ แล้วประนมมือ ยืนด้วยความอ่อนน้อมสำรวม

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; नाम (proper noun)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Nominative dual), पुल्लिङ्ग

• सुरौ: the two gods
• सुरौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• व्यास: O Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/उपपादक (emphatic particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• विरेमतुः: desisted; ceased
• विरेमतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+√रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• नत्वा: having bowed to
• नत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• करौ: (their) two hands
• करौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), द्विवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• बद्ध्वा: having joined/bound (hands)
• बद्ध्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• विनीतकौ: the two humble/submissive ones
• विनीतकौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनीत (प्रातिपदिक; √नी + वि, क्त)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण (qualifying तौ/सुरौ)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it is a didactic narrative moment: Brahmā and Viṣṇu cease contention and submit to Śiva.

Significance: Teaches humility before the supreme Lord; pilgrimage/ritual fruit is implicit: surrender and reverence dissolve egoic rivalry and align one with dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It highlights vinaya (humble surrender) before Pati—Lord Śiva—showing that even Brahmā and Viṣṇu become composed and reverent when they recognize Śiva’s supreme, grace-bestowing lordship.

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

The verse embodies the essential attitude of Saguna-Śiva worship: bowing (namaskāra) and folded hands (añjali). Such reverence is the inner form of approaching the Liṅga—meeting Śiva with devotion rather than ego or rivalry.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali-mudrā with a sincere namaskāra to Śiva before japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting the mind ‘cease’ (virema) from agitation and rest in humility and devotion.