Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes

Devanagari script

जय कालीपते स्वामिञ्जयानन्दप्रवर्धक । जय त्र्यम्बक सर्वेश जय मायापते विभो

Transliteration

jaya kālīpate svāmiñjayānandapravardhaka | jaya tryambaka sarveśa jaya māyāpate vibho

Translation

جَے ہو، اے آقا، کال (وقت) کے ادھپتی! جَے ہو، اے آنند بڑھانے والے! جَے ہو، اے تریَمبک، سَرویشور! جَے ہو، اے وِبھو، مایا کے پتی!

Word by Word

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (exclamation: hail)

• कालीपते: O lord of Kālī
• कालीपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of Kālī)

• स्वामिन्: O master
• स्वामिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (exclamation)

• आनन्दप्रवर्धक: O increaser of bliss
• आनन्दप्रवर्धक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (increaser of bliss)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (exclamation)

• त्र्यम्बक: O Tryambaka (three-eyed one)
• त्र्यम्बक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three-eyed)

• सर्वेश: O lord of all
• सर्वेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of all)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (exclamation)

• मायापते: O lord of māyā
• मायापते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of māyā)

• विभो: O all-pervading one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Parvati Khanda context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as Lord of Time: the jyotirliṅga signifies Śiva’s sovereignty over kāla (time/death), granting fearlessness and liberation; this verse’s ‘kālīpati’ resonates with that theology though not explicitly a sthala-narrative here.

Significance: Darśana of Mahākāla is sought for protection from untimely death, pacification of time-bound suffering, and deepening vairāgya leading toward mokṣa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जय कालीपते स्वामिञ्जयानन्दप्रवर्धक । जय त्र्यम्बक सर्वेश जय मायापते विभो

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kāla-tattva (time/death) invoked as a cosmic principle under Śiva’s lordship

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who transcends and governs Time (Kāla) and Māyā—implying that liberation arises by taking refuge in the all-pervading Tryambaka who alone can dissolve bondage and grant lasting ānanda (divine bliss).

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

These epithets (Tryambaka, Sarveśa, Māyāpati) are Saguna identifiers used in stuti and Linga-worship: devotees approach the manifest Lord through name, form, and praise, while recognizing him as the inner ruler of time and illusion beyond all limiting conditions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this as a japa-style stuti before or after Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), especially in Shiva-puja with Linga abhiṣeka; meditate on Shiva as Kāla’s master and Māyā’s lord to cultivate vairāgya (dispassion) and steady bhakti.