Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा

Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions

Devanagari script

गुणरूपो ह्ययं रुद्रो ह्यनेन वपुषा सदा । कार्यं करिष्ये लोकानां तवाशक्यं न संशयः

Transliteration

guṇarūpo hyayaṃ rudro hyanena vapuṣā sadā | kāryaṃ kariṣye lokānāṃ tavāśakyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ang Rudra na ito ay tunay na anyo ng mga guṇa; at sa mismong anyong ito, lagi Niyang isasakatuparan ang gawain para sa mga daigdig. Ang anumang imposible para sa Iyo ay hindi mananatiling imposible—walang pag-aalinlangan.

Word by Word

• गुणरूपः: having the form of qualities
• गुणरूपः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण-रूप (प्रातिपदिक); गुण + रूप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; रुद्रः इति विशेषण

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• वपुषा: body/form
• वपुषा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कार्यम्: task/work
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्ये: I will do
• करिष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future, 1st person, Singular

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• अशक्यम्: impossible
• अशक्यम्: Kartā (कर्ता/प्रथमा-स्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-शक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular; (अस्ति) इति अध्याहार्य; तव इति सम्बन्धेन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Kartā (कर्ता/प्रथमा-स्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Brahmā (addressing Rudra/Śiva in the creation context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: sṛṣṭi-kārya: guṇa-based manifestation for loka-kārya

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Brahmā

FAQs

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

It presents Rudra as the Lord who assumes a guṇa-associated (saguṇa) form to carry out cosmic functions, showing that Shiva’s grace can accomplish what limited beings—even Brahmā in his role—cannot.

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

It supports saguṇa-upāsanā: Shiva can be approached in a manifest form that operates within the guṇas for the world’s order, while still remaining the supreme Pati beyond limitation—an idea central to Linga worship as the accessible sign of the transcendent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Rudra as the divine doer of worldly and inner transformation while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); offer bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa with the intention of surrendering personal incapacity to Shiva’s accomplishing power.