Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda

Devanagari script

सत्ये पूर्णश्चतुष्पादः पौर्ण मास्यां यथा शशी । विराजसे देवराज सर्वकालं दिवानिशम्

Transliteration

satye pūrṇaścatuṣpādaḥ paurṇa māsyāṃ yathā śaśī | virājase devarāja sarvakālaṃ divāniśam

Translation

Sa Satya-yuga, ikaw ay ganap, matatag sa apat na bahagi, gaya ng buwan sa gabi ng kabilugan. O Panginoon ng mga deva, ikaw ay nagniningning sa karilagan sa lahat ng panahon, araw at gabi.

Word by Word

• satye: in Satya (yuga) / in truth
• satye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; context-locative ‘in truth / in the Satya (age)’

• pūrṇaḥ: complete
• pūrṇaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying implied subject (e.g., dharmaḥ)

• catuṣpādaḥ: four-footed (having four parts)
• catuṣpādaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥ + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘having four feet’

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon night
• paurṇamāsyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, comparative particle (यथा)

• śaśī: the moon
• śaśī: Upamāna (उपमान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• virājase: you shine
• virājase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + rāj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Eka-vacana (singular), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• devarāja: O king of gods
• devarāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• sarvakālam: at all times
• sarvakālam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially; Accusative-form functioning as adverb (कालवाचक)

• divāniśam: day and night
• divāniśam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā + niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva compound used adverbially; indeclinable sense ‘day and night’

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Satya-yuga ideal order; full-moon simile (paurṇamāsī)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as pūrṇa (complete) and ever-luminous—an image of the Pati (Supreme Lord) whose presence is not intermittent but constant, guiding the soul toward liberation through unwavering grace.

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

By praising Shiva’s visible splendour “day and night,” the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—devotion to Shiva with form and attributes. In practice, this aligns with steady Linga-worship (nitya-pūjā), where the devotee contemplates Shiva’s continuous presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is nitya-smaraṇa (constant remembrance): daily Linga worship with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” maintaining the same devotion in both day and night (divā-niśam).