Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

अथ त्रपां स्वां संधाय यदा प्राह हरं सती । यथेष्टं देहि वरद वरमित्यनिवारकम्

Transliteration

atha trapāṃ svāṃ saṃdhāya yadā prāha haraṃ satī | yatheṣṭaṃ dehi varada varamityanivārakam

Translation

پھر ستی نے اپنی حیا کو سمیٹ کر ہر (شیو) سے کہا—“اے ور دینے والے! اپنی مرضی کے مطابق مجھے ایسا ور عطا کیجیے جسے کوئی روک نہ سکے۔”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (sequence marker)

• त्रपाम्: modesty
• त्रपाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• स्वाम्: her own
• स्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying त्रपाम्)

• संधाय: having composed/collected (herself)
• संधाय: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb/conjunction)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हरम्: to Hara (Shiva)
• हरम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सती: Sati
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• यथेष्टम्: as desired
• यथेष्टम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वरद: O giver of boons
• वरद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अनिवारकम्: irresistible, not to be refused
• अनिवारकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied वचनम्/वाक्यम्)

Speaker

Sati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yatheṣṭaṃ dehi varada varam ity anivārakam

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Śiva’s grace (anugraha): Satī seeks a boon aligned with Śiva’s will and free from obstruction, implying that what is grounded in the Lord’s intent becomes spiritually unshakable.

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

Calling Śiva “Varada” reflects Saguna worship—approaching the compassionate, boon-giving Lord through prayer. In Linga worship, devotees similarly request steadfast bhakti and removal of impediments, trusting the Linga as the accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sankalpa (a clear vow) offered to Śiva before japa—especially of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—praying that devotion and dharma remain anivāraka (unobstructed) amid life’s challenges.