Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness

Devanagari script

यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् । विष्णुविष्णुत्वमापन्नस्तस्य शंभोः प्रिया सती

Transliteration

yatpādapadmamaniśaṃ dhyātvā saṃpūjya sādaram | viṣṇuviṣṇutvamāpannastasya śaṃbhoḥ priyā satī

Translation

شَمبھو (بھگوان شِو) کے قدموں کے کنول کا مسلسل دھیان اور ادب سے پوجا کرنے سے وِشنو نے اپنا کامل وِشنوتو حاصل کیا؛ اور اسی شَمبھو کی محبوبہ ستی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• यत्: whose/of which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पाद: foot
• पाद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• पद्म: lotus
• पद्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• यत्-पाद-पद्मम्: the lotus of whose feet
• यत्-पाद-पद्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् + पाद + पद्म (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): 'यस्य पादः सः' इति सम्बन्धः

• अनिशम्: constantly
• अनिशम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिश (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; 'having meditated'

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); उपसर्गः सम्; 'having worshipped'

• सादरम्: reverently
• सादरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative); 'with respect'

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• विष्णुत्वम्: the state of being Viṣṇu (Viṣṇuhood)
• विष्णुत्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Result-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + त्व (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धित (state/ness)

• आपन्नः: attained
• आपन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having attained/obtained'

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (demonstrative pronoun)

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• प्रिया: beloved
• प्रिया: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Doctrinal praise: Viṣṇu’s attainment/confirmation of ‘Viṣṇutva’ is attributed to constant dhyāna and pūjā of Śambhu’s lotus-feet—asserting Śiva as the source of divine offices and powers.

Significance: Encourages pāda-sevā-bhakti: meditating on Śiva’s feet grants siddhi and stabilizes one’s dharma/role; for devotees, it promises spiritual elevation through Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Sati

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the highest divine functions are fulfilled through devotion to Śiva: steady dhyāna and sādarā pūjā of Śiva’s lotus-feet lead to the perfection of one’s own dharma and divine purpose, affirming Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) in Shaiva Siddhānta.

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

Meditating on Śiva’s lotus-feet and worshipping him “with reverence” points to Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through a worship-worthy form. In practice, this is naturally expressed as Liṅga-pūjā, where devotion (bhakti) and contemplation (dhyāna) unite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily aniśa-dhyāna (unceasing remembrance) of Śiva’s feet along with sādara-pūjā—offering water, flowers, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a steady sādhanā of devotion and inner focus.