Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes

Devanagari script

सोपि प्रमुदितस्तत्र समुवास शिवाज्ञया । जयशब्दो नमश्शब्दस्साधुशब्दो बभूव ह

Transliteration

sopi pramuditastatra samuvāsa śivājñayā | jayaśabdo namaśśabdassādhuśabdo babhūva ha

Translation

Siya man, sa galak, ay nanatili roon ayon sa utos ni Śiva. Pagkaraan, umalingawngaw nga tunay ang mga sigaw na “Tagumpay!”, “Pagpupugay!”, at “Sādhu—mabuti!”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• प्रमुदितः: delighted
• प्रमुदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + मुद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हृष्टः’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• समुवास: stayed, resided
• समुवास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘dwelt/stayed’

• शिव-आज्ञया: by Śiva’s command
• शिव-आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘शिवस्य आज्ञा’ (by Śiva’s command)

• जय-शब्दः: the shout ‘Victory!’
• जय-शब्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थे ‘जय इति शब्दः’ (the cry ‘jaya’)

• नमः-शब्दः: the utterance ‘Salutation!’
• नमः-शब्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपात) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘नमः’ इति शब्दः (the cry ‘namaḥ’)

• साधु-शब्दः: the cry ‘Bravo!’
• साधु-शब्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘साधु’ इति शब्दः (the cry ‘well done!’)

• बभूव: arose, occurred
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/पादपूरण अव्यय (emphatic/expletive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jaya | namaḥ | sādhu

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati—glad obedience to Śiva’s ājñā (command). In Shaiva Siddhānta, aligning one’s will with Pati (Śiva) purifies the paśu (individual soul) and becomes a doorway to grace, naturally expressed as jaya, namaḥ, and sādhu.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the mood is classic Saguna-Śiva worship: reverent salutations (namaḥ) and celebratory praise (jaya). Such responses are characteristic of temple and Liṅga-upāsanā where devotees affirm Śiva’s lordship and auspicious presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa and kīrtana in the spirit of “namaḥ”: repeat the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate inner assent to Śiva’s guidance, letting praise (jaya) and gratitude (sādhu) become steady devotional recollection.