Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

सती-शिवचरित्रप्रसङ्गः / The Account of Satī and Śiva’s Divine Conduct

Prelude to Detailed Narrative

Devanagari script

यं सदा भजते श्रीशोऽहं चापि सकलाः सुराः । मुनयश्च महात्मानः सिद्धाश्च सनकादयः

Transliteration

yaṃ sadā bhajate śrīśo'haṃ cāpi sakalāḥ surāḥ | munayaśca mahātmānaḥ siddhāśca sanakādayaḥ

Translation

جس کی سدا شری پتی (وشنو) عبادت کرتا ہے، اور میں بھی تمام دیوتاؤں سمیت جس کی بندگی کرتا ہوں؛ جس کی عظیم النفس رشی اور سنک وغیرہ سدھّ ہمیشہ آرادھنا کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time

• भजते: worships / serves
• भजते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्री-ईशः: the glorious Lord
• श्री-ईशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारयः — ‘श्रीमान् ईशः’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (also/even)

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying ‘सुराः’

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• महा-आत्मानः: great souls
• महा-आत्मानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; कर्मधारयः — ‘महान्तः आत्मानः’ (great-souled)

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• सनक-आदयः: Sanaka and others
• सनक-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; तत्पुरुषः — ‘सनकः आदिः येषाम्’ (those beginning with Sanaka)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas
• Sanaka
• Siddhas
• Munis

FAQs

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

The verse proclaims Shiva’s supremacy as Pati (the Lord) whom even Vishnu, Brahma, the devas, sages, and Siddhas worship—teaching that liberation is approached through steadfast devotion to Shiva.

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

By describing universal adoration of the Lord, it supports Saguna-upasana—worship of Shiva with attributes—commonly expressed in the Shiva Purana through Linga worship as a direct, accessible form of devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is nitya-bhajana (daily worship): regular Shiva puja and japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with a steady, reverential mind.