Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

ईदृशं त्यज कुज्ञानं शरणं व्रज तस्य वै । भज सर्वात्मना शम्भुं सन्तुष्टश्शं विधास्यति

Transliteration

īdṛśaṃ tyaja kujñānaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja tasya vai | bhaja sarvātmanā śambhuṃ santuṣṭaśśaṃ vidhāsyati

Translation

ایسا گمراہ کن فہم چھوڑ دو اور سچ مچ اُسی کی پناہ اختیار کرو۔ پورے وجود سے شَمبھو کی بھکتی کرو؛ جب وہ راضی ہوں گے تو تمہیں شِوَمَنگل عطا کریں گے۔

Word by Word

• īdṛśam: such/like this
• īdṛśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally qualifying ‘kujñānam’

• tyaja: abandon
• tyaja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• kujñānam: wrong knowledge/ignorant notion
• kujñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ku-jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ku (दुष्ट/अशुभ) + jñāna (ज्ञान)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vraja: go/seek
• vraja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tasya: of him/of that (one)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

• bhaja: worship/serve
• bhaja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sarvātmanā: with one’s whole self; wholeheartedly
• sarvātmanā: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially; तत्पुरुष: sarva (सर्व) + ātman (आत्मन्)

• śambhum: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• santuṣṭaḥ: being pleased/satisfied
• santuṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with implied subject ‘saḥ (Śambhuḥ)’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vidhāsyati: will accomplish/arrange
• vidhāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana teaching in the Sati Khanda context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation-oriented life begins by dropping misguided views and taking śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Śiva; His grace then manifests as śānti and śivatva (auspicious well-being).

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

“Bhaja Śambhum” supports saguna upāsanā—devotional worship of Śiva as the beneficent Lord, commonly approached through Śiva-liṅga worship as a concrete focus for surrender and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Wholehearted bhajana implies daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially Pañcākṣarī: Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a surrendered attitude; if practiced, bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa can support steadiness in devotion.