Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नेवांतरे कृष्णो राधया पार्षदैः सह । सद्गोपैराययौ शंभुमनुकूलयितुं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

tasminnevāṃtare kṛṣṇo rādhayā pārṣadaiḥ saha | sadgopairāyayau śaṃbhumanukūlayituṃ prabhum

Translation

ในขณะนั้นเอง พระกฤษณะพร้อมด้วยราธา เหล่าบริวาร และหมู่โคปผู้ประเสริฐ ได้ไปเฝ้าพระศัมภู ผู้เป็นเจ้าเหนือเจ้า เพื่อขอความโปรดปรานอันเกื้อกูล.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थान/कालवाचक

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• राधया: with Radha
• राधया: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• पार्षदैः: with attendants
• पार्षदैः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सम्बन्ध/सह (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• सद्गोपैः: with good cowherds
• सद्गोपैः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सत्-गोप = good cowherds)

• आययौ: went/arrived
• आययौ: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: या (to go)

• शम्भुम्: Shambhu (Shiva)
• शम्भुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अनुकूलयितुम्: to please
• अनुकूलयितुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुकूलय् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियापद (infinitive/तुमुन्), धातु: अनुकूलय् (to please/favor)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General pilgrimage motif: devotees (even Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa forms) approach Śambhu to obtain anukūlatā (favor), mirroring many sthala legends where the Lord grants boons after propitiation.

Significance: Teaches Śiva-bhakti as a universal refuge: approaching Śambhu with humility yields anugraha and siddhi; reinforces Śiva’s supremacy as ‘prabhu’.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna
• Radha

FAQs

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

It highlights that even exalted beings approach Śiva with humility; divine success and protection arise from Śiva’s anugraha (grace), attained through sincere bhakti and reverent approach to the Lord.

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

Śambhu is approached as the gracious, personal Lord (Saguna Śiva) who can be pleased through devotion and worship—often expressed in the Purana through Linga-upāsanā, stotra, and offerings that invite Śiva’s favorable regard.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is propitiatory bhakti: approach Śiva with prayer and purity—commonly supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple offerings (water, bilva leaves), seeking His anugraha rather than mere worldly gain.