Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

विस्मृतं तव तत्सर्वं धन्या या शांभवी परा । तया संमोहितं सर्वं दुर्विज्ञेया शिवं विना

Transliteration

vismṛtaṃ tava tatsarvaṃ dhanyā yā śāṃbhavī parā | tayā saṃmohitaṃ sarvaṃ durvijñeyā śivaṃ vinā

Translation

Nakalimutan mo na ang lahat ng iyon. Tunay na pinagpala ang kataas-taasang Śāmbhavī (Kapangyarihan ni Śiva). Sa pamamagitan Niya, ang lahat ay lubos na nalilinlang; kung wala si Śiva, Siya’y napakahirap maunawaan.

Word by Word

• विस्मृतम्: forgotten
• विस्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/nominal predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्मृ (धातु) → विस्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘forgotten’ (here predicative)

• तव: by you / of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तत्-सर्वम्: all that
• तत्-सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of implied ‘is forgotten’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तत् एव सर्वम् = all that)

• धन्या: blessed
• धन्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता/relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• शाम्भवी: Śāmbhavī (divine power)
• शाम्भवी: Karta (कर्ता/subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाम्भवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (Śāmbhavī—power/śakti of Śambhu)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• संमोहितम्: deluded
• संमोहितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/nominal predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-मुह् (धातु) → संमोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘deluded’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta/Karma (कर्ता/कर्म as context requires: ‘everything’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दुर्-विज्ञेया: hard to know
• दुर्-विज्ञेया: Kriya (क्रिया/nominal predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तव्यत्/अनीयर्-भावार्थ (gerundive) ‘hard to be known’; ‘दुर्’ = difficult

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object with vinā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (अपादान/Separation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) governing द्वितीया (accusative): ‘without’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhavi Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that cosmic delusion (moha) arises through Śiva’s own supreme Śakti, and liberation comes by turning to Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who alone reveals the truth behind māyā.

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

Since Śakti is ‘durvijñeyā śivaṃ vinā,’ the devotee approaches Her through Śiva—most directly through Saguna worship such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā, where Śiva is the revealer and refuge beyond delusion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by simple Śiva-upāsanā (liṅga worship, bhasma/tripuṇḍra, or rudrākṣa) to overcome saṃmoha.