Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

सत्यप्रतिज्ञा-तपःसंवादः

Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas

Devanagari script

जानाम्यहं महादेवं सर्वथा गुरुधर्म्मतः । प्रवदामि यथार्थं हि सावधानतया शृणु

Transliteration

jānāmyahaṃ mahādevaṃ sarvathā gurudharmmataḥ | pravadāmi yathārthaṃ hi sāvadhānatayā śṛṇu

Translation

میں گُرو کے سکھائے ہوئے دھرم کے مطابق ہر طرح مہادیو کو جانتا ہوں۔ اس لیے میں حقیقت بیان کرتا ہوں—پورے دھیان سے سنو۔

Word by Word

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महान् देवः’

• सर्वथा: in every way/entirely
• सर्वथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• गुरुधर्म्मतः: according to the teacher’s duty/tradition
• गुरुधर्म्मतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गुरोः धर्मः)

• प्रवदामि: I declare/speak forth
• प्रवदामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथार्थम्: truthfully
• यथार्थम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• सावधानतया: with attentiveness
• सावधानतया: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावधानता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It establishes that true knowledge of Mahādeva is grounded in guru-dharma (authentic instruction) and received through attentive śravaṇa (listening). In Shaiva Siddhanta, such disciplined hearing prepares the soul (paśu) for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

By emphasizing guru-guided truth, it implies that Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship should be done according to proper teaching and tradition, not mere opinion—hearing correctly leads to correct understanding and devotion toward Mahādeva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key practice is sāvadhāna-śravaṇa—attentive listening to Shiva-tattva teachings from a qualified guru, which supports mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and steady bhakti in daily worship.