Shloka 75

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

Devanagari script

तं धारयेद्वामहस्ते रुद्रा क्षं भक्तितत्परः । सर्वेश्वरो भवेन्नूनं मम तुल्यो न संशयः

Transliteration

taṃ dhārayedvāmahaste rudrā kṣaṃ bhaktitatparaḥ | sarveśvaro bhavennūnaṃ mama tulyo na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดตั้งมั่นในภักติแล้วสวมรุทรाक्षะนั้นไว้ที่มือซ้าย ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็น “สรรเวศวร” อย่างแน่นอน และย่อมเสมอด้วยเรา—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย.

Word by Word

• तम्: that (it)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धारयेत्: should wear/hold
• धारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वामहस्ते: in the left hand
• वामहस्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (वामः हस्तः)

• रुद्राक्षम्: Rudrākṣa (bead)
• रुद्राक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• भक्तितत्परः: devotion-intent
• भक्तितत्परः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तौ तत्परः)

• सर्वेश्वरः: lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषाम् ईश्वरः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नूनम्: certainly
• नूनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तुल्यः: equal
• तुल्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namaḥ śivāya (implied as bhakti-japa accompanying rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa)

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudraksha

FAQs

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

The verse glorifies Rudrākṣa as a Shaiva sacred support for bhakti; by devotion-centered wearing of Rudrākṣa, the devotee gains Shiva’s grace and rises to a state of divine lordship, indicating closeness to Pati (Shiva) through anugraha.

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

Rudrākṣa functions as an outward sign of commitment to Saguna Shiva worship—supporting daily pūjā, japa, and remembrance of Shiva—thereby strengthening the devotee’s relationship with the Lord who is approached through form, name, and sacred emblems.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Wear or hold Rudrākṣa (here specified in the left hand) with steady bhakti, and pair it with Shiva-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a simple, continuous practice of remembrance.