Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

नांगीकृतं हि मे वाक्यं रुद्रतत्त्वमजानता । परं ब्रह्म शिवश्चेति वदंत्या दैत्यसत्तम

Transliteration

nāṃgīkṛtaṃ hi me vākyaṃ rudratattvamajānatā | paraṃ brahma śivaśceti vadaṃtyā daityasattama

Translation

اے دَیتیہوں کے سردار! رُدر تتّو کو نہ جاننے کے سبب، جب میں نے کہا کہ ‘شیو ہی پرم برہمن ہے’ تو تُو نے میری بات قبول نہ کی۔

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• aṅgīkṛtam: accepted
• aṅgīkṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aṅgī-kṛ (धातु) → aṅgīkṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वाक्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/खल्वर्थ (indeed/for)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• vākyam: statement/word
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rudra-tattvam: the principle/nature of Rudra
• rudra-tattvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: रुद्रस्य तत्त्वम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ajānatā: by (one) not knowing
• ajānatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñā (धातु) → ajānat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नकार-पूर्वकं (a- privative) = ‘not knowing’

• param: supreme
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्म’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• brahma: Brahman (Absolute)
• brahma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• iti: thus/‘that’
• iti: Vākyārtha (वाक्यार्थ-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• vadantyā: by (her) saying
• vadantyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु) → vadantī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(by her) saying’

• daitya-sattama: O best of the Daityas
• daitya-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + sat-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (दैत्यः सत्तमः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

A divine Shaiva-aligned speaker addressing a Daitya leader within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (inferred from direct address 'daityasattama' and doctrinal assertion of Śiva as Parabrahman)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Doctrinal pivot: explicit proclamation of Śiva as Parabrahman (paraṃ brahma śivaḥ). In Siddhānta terms, this is the Pati-tattva asserted against daitya ignorance, preparing the ground for grace (anugraha) through right knowledge.

Significance: Śiva-brahmaikatva teaching: hearing/reciting strengthens śraddhā in Śiva as Supreme, a prerequisite for śivajñāna and liberation from pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: paraṃ brahma śivaśceti

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Brahman

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that the root obstacle is ajñāna (ignorance) of Rudra-tattva: without recognizing Śiva as the Supreme Brahman (Parabrahman/Pati), one rejects liberating truth and remains bound to delusion and conflict.

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

By affirming “Śiva is Parabrahman,” the verse frames Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a valid doorway to the Nirguna truth: devotion to Śiva’s manifest form matures into knowledge of His supreme, transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Śiva-bhakti and contemplation of Rudra-tattva, using worship (including Linga-archana) to remove ignorance and establish right understanding.