Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इति स्तुत्वा विधिश्शंभुं भक्तवत्सलमानतः । विरराम नतस्कंधः कृतांजलिरुदारधीः

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | iti stutvā vidhiśśaṃbhuṃ bhaktavatsalamānataḥ | virarāma nataskaṃdhaḥ kṛtāṃjalirudāradhīḥ

Translation

سَنَتْکُمار نے کہا—یوں بھکت وَتسل شَمبھو کی ستوتی کر کے وِدھی (برہما) نہایت انکساری سے جھک کر خاموش ہو گیا۔ کندھے جھکائے، ہاتھ جوڑے (انجلی) ہوئے، عالی ذہن کے ساتھ وہ کھڑا رہا۔

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive: ‘ever-young Kumāra’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having praised’

• विधिः: Vidhī (Brahmā)
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भक्तवत्सलम्: lover of devotees
• भक्तवत्सलम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण/Adjective of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘affectionate to devotees’), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘शम्भुम्’

• आनतः: bowed down
• आनतः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण/Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-नम् (धातु) → आनत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेः विशेषणम्

• विरराम: ceased, desisted
• विरराम: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) / परोक्षभूतार्थे, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नतस्कन्धः: with bowed shoulders
• नतस्कन्धः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत + स्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: ‘one whose shoulders are bowed’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेः विशेषणम्

• कृताञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: ‘one who has made añjali’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेः विशेषणम्

• उदारधीः: noble-minded
• उदारधीः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘noble-minded’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेः विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed through stuti and humility: even Brahmā bows to Śiva as Bhaktavatsala, showing that true spiritual authority culminates in surrender, reverence, and inner quiet after sincere praise.

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

Śambhu is approached as Saguna Shiva—personally responsive and compassionate to devotees. The posture of añjali and bowed shoulders reflects the devotional approach used in Linga worship: praise, surrender, and respectful stillness before the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer a short stuti to Shiva, then remain silent in añjali (hands joined), cultivating humility and steady attention; this sequence—praise followed by quiet surrender—functions as a simple meditative practice aligned with Shiva-bhakti.