Shloka 2

शिवरूपदर्शनम्

Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा स वै रुद्रो भवता सुप्रबोधितः । स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैस्स्तुत्वा देवकार्यचिकीर्षया

Transliteration

tatra gatvā sa vai rudro bhavatā suprabodhitaḥ | stotrairnānāvidhaisstutvā devakāryacikīrṣayā

Translation

وہاں جا کر تم نے اُس رُدر کو خوب بیدار (کارِ عمل کی طرف متوجہ) کیا۔ پھر دیوتاؤں کے کام کو پورا کرنے کی نیت سے طرح طرح کے ستوتر پڑھ کر اس کی ستائش کی۔

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया—“having gone”

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवता: by you (honored one)
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; आदरार्थे ‘भवत्’ (honorific ‘you’)

• सुप्रबोधितः: was well instructed
• सुप्रबोधितः: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + प्र + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्गयुक्त—“well awakened/instructed”

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नानाविधैः: of various kinds
• नानाविधैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘नाना (विविध) एव विधाः’ ; विशेषणं ‘स्तोत्रैः’

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक—“having praised”

• देवकार्यचिकीर्षया: with the intention to accomplish the gods’ task
• देवकार्यचिकीर्षया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कार्य + चिकीर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘देवस्य कार्यम्’ + ‘चिकीर्षा’ (इच्छा/undertaking)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that divine action flows from Shiva’s grace when He is invoked through sincere stotra-bhakti; the devotee’s intent aligns with dharma (deva-kārya), and Shiva, the supreme Pati, responds as the compassionate Lord who empowers righteous aims.

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

By describing Rudra being praised with many hymns, the verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through name, form, and attributes (often as Linga-worship with stotras). Such devotion is a direct means to receive Shiva’s anugraha (grace) for protecting cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) with clear sankalpa for dharmic purposes; as a Shaiva practice, one may pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple worship such as offering bilva leaves while contemplating Rudra’s protective power.