Shloka 35

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

तां रुद्र संहितां यस्तु भैरवप्रतिमांतिके । त्रिः पठेत्प्रत्यहं मौनी स कामानखिलां ल्लभेत्

Transliteration

tāṃ rudra saṃhitāṃ yastu bhairavapratimāṃtike | triḥ paṭhetpratyahaṃ maunī sa kāmānakhilāṃ llabhet

Translation

جو خاموشی کا و्रت رکھ کر بھیرَو کی مورتی کے قریب اس رودر سنہتا کو روزانہ تین بار پڑھے، وہ شیو کی کرپا سے تمام مطلوبہ مرادیں پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• rudra-saṃhitām: Rudra Saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitām: Karma (कर्म) — apposition to ‘tām’
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘rudrasya saṃhitā’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle

• bhairava-pratimā-antike: near the image of Bhairava
• bhairava-pratimā-antike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhairava (प्रातिपदिक) + pratimā (प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग ‘antika’ (near), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘bhairavasya pratimāyāḥ antike’

• triḥ: thrice
• triḥ: Kāla (काल) — frequency
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: triḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

• paṭhet: should recite
• paṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prati-aham: daily
• prati-aham: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time): ‘each day’

• maunī: a silent/observant one
• maunī: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier of subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: maunin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘observing silence’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• akhilān: all
• akhilān: Karma (कर्म) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; kāmān-विशेषण

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Bhairava/Mahākāla is strongly associated with Ujjain’s Mahākāleśvara, where Śiva is worshiped as Time itself; the verse’s Bhairava-pratimāntike recitation aligns with kṣetrapāla worship guarding the sacred precinct and granting siddhi/aims to disciplined devotees.

Significance: Worship/recitation before Bhairava is framed as protective and wish-fulfilling; in Mahākāla-kṣetra, Bhairava devotion is commonly held to remove obstacles and grant both bhoga and (when matured) mokṣa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined scriptural recitation (parāyaṇa) combined with mauna (silence) and devotion before Bhairava focuses the mind on Śiva (Pati), loosening bondage (pāśa) and yielding both inner steadiness and the fulfillment of rightful aims through divine grace.

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

By prescribing recitation in front of Bhairava’s pratimā, the verse emphasizes Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through a consecrated form. Such worship purifies attention and makes the formless (Nirguna) Śiva accessible through a devotional, embodied focus.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily thrice-recitation of the Rudra-saṃhitā near Bhairava’s image while observing mauna. As a practical takeaway, it implies a devotional routine (niyama): clean seat, focused reading/chanting, restrained speech, and offering the merit to Śiva.