Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

हिरण्यकशिपोः क्रोधः तथा देवप्रजाकदनम् — Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath and the Affliction of Devas and Beings

Devanagari script

ततोऽतिहृष्टास्सकलास्सुरेशाः प्रणम्य विष्णुं दिशि विप्र तस्याम् । ययुः स्वधामानि पितामहाद्याः कृतस्वकार्यं भगवंतमीड्यम्

Transliteration

tato'tihṛṣṭāssakalāssureśāḥ praṇamya viṣṇuṃ diśi vipra tasyām | yayuḥ svadhāmāni pitāmahādyāḥ kṛtasvakāryaṃ bhagavaṃtamīḍyam

Translation

แล้วบรรดาเจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งปวงยินดีอย่างยิ่ง โอ้พราหมณ์ ต่างนอบน้อมแด่พระวิษณุในทิศนั้นเอง พระปิตามหะพรหมาและเทพอื่น ๆ เมื่อกิจสำเร็จแล้ว ก็สรรเสริญพระผู้เป็นเจ้าผู้น่าเคารพบูชา และกลับสู่เทวสถานของตน ๆ

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘then’

• ati-hṛṣṭāḥ: greatly delighted
• ati-hṛṣṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + hṛṣṭa (हृष्-धातु; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of sureśāḥ) ‘very delighted’

• sakalāḥ: all
• sakalāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• sureśāḥ: lords of the gods (devas)
• sureśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having bowed’

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• diśi: in the direction
• diśi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• tasyām: in that (direction)
• tasyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (of diśi)

• yayuḥ: went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they went’

• sva-dhāmāni: to their own abodes
• sva-dhāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘स्वस्य धामानि’)

• pitāmaha-ādyāḥ: Brahmā and others
• pitāmaha-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘पितामहः आदिः येषां ते’)

• kṛta-sva-kāryam: having accomplished his purpose
• kṛta-sva-kāryam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta + sva + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला; विशेषणम् (of bhagavantam) ‘who has accomplished his own task’

• bhagavantam: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavantam: Karma (कर्म; praṇamya/īḍyam implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• īḍyam: worthy of praise
• īḍyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īḍya (ईड्/ईळ्-धातु; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘praiseworthy/adorable’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; depicts devas returning to their abodes after the restoration of cosmic order through Viṣṇu’s intervention.

Significance: Didactic: devas acknowledge the Lord’s role in re-establishing dharma; models humility and gratitude after success.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that when a divinely ordained purpose is fulfilled, the devas respond with humility and gratitude—bowing in reverence and returning to their spheres—showing that success is completed by surrender (praṇāma) and praise, not pride.

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

Though Viṣṇu is praised here, the Shiva Purana frames such episodes within dharma upheld under Śiva’s supreme order (Pati). In Saguna worship, devotees learn to honor divine functions without sectarian hostility, seeing all rightful cosmic roles as moving under Śiva’s sovereignty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is praṇāma (prostration) and īḍana (praise) after completion of any vrata or pūjā—ending with gratitude and dedication of the fruits to the Lord, which aligns with bhakti and purification of ego.