Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

अन्धक-प्रश्नः — Inquiry into Andhaka

Genealogy and Nature

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्येवमुक्त्वा प्रददौ स तस्मै हिरण्यनेत्राय सुतं प्रसन्नः । हरस्तु गौर्य्या सहितो महात्मा भूतादिनाथस्त्रिपुरारिरुग्रः

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityevamuktvā pradadau sa tasmai hiraṇyanetrāya sutaṃ prasannaḥ | harastu gauryyā sahito mahātmā bhūtādināthastripurārirugraḥ

Translation

สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า: ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เขาผู้ยินดีได้ประทานบุตรแก่หิรัณยเนตร และพระหระผู้มหาวิญญู พร้อมพระคุรี—เจ้าแห่งภูตะทั้งปวงแต่ปฐม, ตริปุราริผู้ดุร้าย—ทรงบันดาลพรนั้นให้สำเร็จ

Word by Word

• सनत्-कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्-कुमारः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (proper name)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यचिह्न (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: रीति (Manner adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘in this manner’

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभावः

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• हिरण्य-नेत्राय: to Hiraṇyanetra (golden-eyed one)
• हिरण्य-नेत्राय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient; apposition to ‘तस्मै’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘हिरण्यं नेत्रे यस्य सः’ (one whose eyes are golden)

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate adjective of ‘सः/हरः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (pleased)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• गौर्य्या: with Gaurī
• गौर्य्या: सह (Saha/Association; सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: कर्तृविशेषण (of ‘हरः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) ‘सहित’ = ‘accompanied’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: कर्ता (apposition to ‘हरः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूत-आदि-नाथः: lord of beings and the rest
• भूत-आदि-नाथः: कर्ता (apposition to ‘हरः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘भूतानाम् आदीनाम् नाथः’ (lord of beings etc.)

• त्रिपुर-अरिः: enemy of Tripura
• त्रिपुर-अरिः: कर्ता (apposition to ‘हरः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्रिपुरस्य अरिः’

• उग्रः: fierce
• उग्रः: कर्तृविशेषण (of ‘हरः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Sanatkumara
• Hiranyanetra

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Lord is pleased, he can confer auspicious outcomes—even progeny—showing that divine favor, not mere effort, is decisive in fulfilling dharmic aims.

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

By naming Hara as Tripurāri and Bhūtādinātha and showing him with Gaurī, the verse points to Saguna Śiva—worshipped through the Liṅga and divine names/forms—who responds to devotion and grants boons in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s prasāda through regular Liṅga-pūjā with pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), remembering him as Tripurāri; such devotion is traditionally held to invite the Lord’s grace.