Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

शंभुरुवाच । अनेनैव स्वरूपेण मदधिष्ठितकेन हि । तपः कुरु प्रसन्नात्मा मदाराधनतत्परः

Transliteration

śaṃbhuruvāca | anenaiva svarūpeṇa madadhiṣṭhitakena hi | tapaḥ kuru prasannātmā madārādhanatatparaḥ

Translation

شَمبھو نے فرمایا—“اسی روپ میں، جو حقیقتاً میرے ہی ادھِشٹھان سے قائم ہے، خوش دل ہو کر تپسیا کرو اور میری آرادھنا میں یکسو رہو۔”

Word by Word

• शंभुः: Śambhu
• शंभुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु; √वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• स्वरूपेण: with (this) form/nature
• स्वरूपेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; ‘in/with the form’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• मत्-अधिष्ठितकेन: presided over by me
• मत्-अधिष्ठितकेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; qualifier of स्वरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठीसमर्थ; ‘my’) + अधिष्ठितक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था, क्त; उपसर्ग: अधि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मया अधिष्ठितम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/perform
• कुरु: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु; √कृ)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: one whose mind is serene
• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: कर्ता (Kartā; implied ‘you’, vocative sense though nominative used)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त; √सद्, क्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य आत्मा प्रसन्नः)

• मत्-आराधन-तत्परः: devoted to my worship
• मत्-आराधन-तत्परः: कर्ता (Kartā; implied ‘you’, qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (‘my’) + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मद्-आराधने तत्परः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true tapas becomes liberating when grounded in serenity (prasannātmā) and directed toward Pati—Śiva as the indwelling Lord—rather than mere self-will; devotion and discipline unite to purify the soul (paśu) and loosen bondage (pāśa).

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

Śiva indicates a specific worship-worthy “form” that is His own presenced manifestation (mad-adhiṣṭhita); this aligns with Saguna upāsanā such as Liṅga-worship, where the devotee meditates on and serves a concrete form understood to be pervaded by Śiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice disciplined tapas alongside steady Śiva-ārādhana—daily japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), dhyāna on Śiva’s form (or the Liṅga), and worship performed with a calm, purified mind.