Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī

Devanagari script

विष्णुस्समागतस्तूर्णं स्मृतो रुद्रेण शैवराट् । सस्वसैन्यः कमलया गरुडारूढं एव च

Transliteration

viṣṇussamāgatastūrṇaṃ smṛto rudreṇa śaivarāṭ | sasvasainyaḥ kamalayā garuḍārūḍhaṃ eva ca

Translation

Nang maalala ni Rudra, agad dumating si Viṣṇu—ang makapangyarihang Panginoon na tapat na deboto ni Śiva—kasama ang sarili niyang hukbo, may kasamang Kamalā (Lakṣmī), at nakasakay sa Garuḍa.

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समागतः: having arrived / came
• समागतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्मृतः: was remembered / was invoked
• स्मृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः (remembered/called to mind)

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शैवराट्: the Śaiva king / lord of Śaivas
• शैवराट्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव-राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शैवस्य राज् = king of the Śaivas)

• स-स्व-सैन्यः: with his own army
• स-स्व-सैन्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (स्वं सैन्यं यस्य सः = having his own army)

• कमलया: with Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• कमलया: Sahakāraka (सह/Association; instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• गरुड-आरूढम्: mounted on Garuḍa
• गरुड-आरूढम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; describing Viṣṇu as object of perception/mention)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त; आ-रुह् धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गरुडम् आरूढम् = mounted on Garuḍa)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Lakshmi (Kamala)
• Garuḍa

FAQs

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

The verse highlights smaraṇa (remembrance) as a spiritually potent act: when Rudra remembers/invokes, Viṣṇu responds immediately, showing that divine grace moves swiftly for dharma and for the Lord’s purpose.

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

By calling Viṣṇu “Śaivarāṭ,” the text affirms the primacy of devotion to Śiva even for great deities, supporting Saguna Śiva-bhakti (personal devotion) that culminates in reverence to Śiva’s supreme reality, often approached through Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa and dhyāna (remembrance/meditation) on Śiva—especially with the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a means to invoke divine support and align one’s life with dharma.