Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas

Devastuti

Devanagari script

चन्द्रांगदो राजपुत्रस्सीमंतिन्या स्त्रिया सह । विहाय सकलं दुःखं सुखी प्राप महागतिम्

Transliteration

candrāṃgado rājaputrassīmaṃtinyā striyā saha | vihāya sakalaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukhī prāpa mahāgatim

Translation

راج پُتر چندر آنگد اپنی وفادار بیوی کے ساتھ سارا دکھ چھوڑ کر خوشحال ہوا اور عظیم پرم گتی کو پہنچا۔

Word by Word

• चन्द्राङ्गदः: Candrāṅgada
• चन्द्राङ्गदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्राङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य अङ्गदः/चन्द्र-नामकः अङ्गदः)

• राजपुत्रः: a prince
• राजपुत्रः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः पुत्रः)

• सीमन्तिन्या: with the married woman (Sīmantinī)
• सीमन्तिन्या: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्त्रिया: with (his) wife/woman
• स्त्रिया: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (particle of accompaniment)

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having abandoned’

• सकलम्: all, entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दुःखम्)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चन्द्राङ्गदः)

• प्राप: attained
• प्राप: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महागतिम्: the great destination
• महागतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती गतिः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Candrāṅgada

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva’s grace as transformative: through devotion, the devotee abandons duḥkha (bondage-born sorrow) and reaches mahāgati—an exalted state aligned with liberation and divine beatitude in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

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

In the Shiva Purana narrative frame, such ‘mahāgati’ results from steadfast Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—often centered on Linga worship—through which the Lord bestows anugraha (saving grace) and removes worldly afflictions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is consistent Śiva-bhakti: daily Linga pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by pure conduct (dharma) as exemplified by the devoted household life of the couple.