Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्

Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इति ब्रह्मसुतश्श्रुत्वा पित्रा शिवयशः परम् । शतनामाप्य शंभोश्च कृतार्थोऽभूच्छिवानुगः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | iti brahmasutaśśrutvā pitrā śivayaśaḥ param | śatanāmāpya śaṃbhośca kṛtārtho'bhūcchivānugaḥ

Translation

سوت نے کہا—یوں باپ سے شیو کی اعلیٰ ترین شان اور شَمبھو کے شتنَام سن کر برہما کا بیٹا کِرتارتھ ہو گیا، کیونکہ وہ شیو کا پیروکار بھکت بن گیا۔

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• brahma-sutaḥ: Brahmā’s son
• brahma-sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ'

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• pitrā: from/by (his) father
• pitrā: Kartṛkaraṇa (कर्तृ-करण/Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• śiva-yaśaḥ: Śiva’s glory
• śiva-yaśaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'śivasya yaśaḥ'

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• śata-nāma: the hundred names
• śata-nāma: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: 'śataṃ nāmāni' (a hundred names)

• āpya: having obtained
• āpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+√āp (आप् धातु) + ya (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल: 'having obtained/attained'

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu
• śaṃbhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kṛtārthaḥ: fulfilled; successful
• kṛtārthaḥ: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ + kta) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'kṛtaḥ arthaḥ yasya' (fulfilled in purpose)

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śiva-anugaḥ: a follower of Śiva
• śiva-anugaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'śivasya anugaḥ' (follower of Śiva)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse narrates conversion/fulfillment through hearing Śiva’s supreme glory and receiving Śambhu’s hundred names—functioning as nāma-upāsanā rather than a site-specific jyotirliṅga account.

Significance: Highlights nāma-śravaṇa and nāma-grahaṇa as a direct devotional means to align the paśu (individual soul) toward Pati (Śiva), loosening pāśa through sustained bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) Śambhu-śatanāma (hundred names of Śiva)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śravaṇa (hearing Śiva’s glory) and nāma-grahaṇa (receiving/chanting Śiva’s names) as direct means to inner fulfillment—because devotion to Pati (Śiva) ripens the soul toward grace and liberation.

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

Śiva’s “glory” and “names” point to Saguna upāsanā—approaching the transcendent Lord through accessible forms, epithets, and praise. Such remembrance supports Linga worship by fixing the mind on Śiva’s presence and auspicious qualities.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular nāma-japa—especially recitation of Śiva’s hundred names with devotion—together with attentive listening to Śiva-kathā. This can be paired with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as a daily practice.