Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

तारकपीडितदेवशरणागतिḥ — The Devas Seek Refuge from Tāraka

Devanagari script

देवयोग्यानि तत्रैव कार्य्याणि निखिलान्यपि । भविष्यत्यरसुरश्रेष्ठ नात्र कार्य्या विचारणा

Transliteration

devayogyāni tatraiva kāryyāṇi nikhilānyapi | bhaviṣyatyarasuraśreṣṭha nātra kāryyā vicāraṇā

Translation

Ang lahat ng gawaing nararapat sa mga deva ay dapat gawin doon din, nang ganap. Tiyak itong mangyayari, O pinakamainam sa mga asura—hindi na kailangan ang pag-aalinlangan.

Word by Word

• देवयोग्यानि: fit for the gods
• देवयोग्यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva + yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां योग्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying kāryyāṇi)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (particle: only/indeed)

• कार्य्याणि: tasks/acts
• कार्य्याणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), बहुवचन

• निखिलानि: all/entire
• निखिलानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying kāryyāṇi)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-निपात (particle: also/even)

• भविष्यति: will be/happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/future), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अरे: O!
• अरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: are (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle: O!)

• असुरश्रेष्ठ: best of the Asuras
• असुरश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: असुराणां श्रेष्ठः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• कार्य्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्य्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (predicate adjective to vicāraṇā)

• विचारणा: deliberation/consideration
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (issuing an assured instruction in the Parvati Khanda narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes niścaya (firm spiritual certainty): when an act is dharmic and aligned with the divine order, it should be carried out without hesitation, trusting Shiva’s assurance that the intended auspicious outcome will manifest.

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

Though the Linga is not named here, the instruction reflects Saguna Shiva’s role as the guiding Lord (Pati) who directs proper conduct and ritual order; deva-worthy rites are to be performed with faith in Shiva’s living presence and governance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to complete prescribed worship without doubt—performing Shiva-oriented dharmic rites with steady resolve, supported by mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and a focused, non-wavering mind.