Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य सामरस्य हरेर्गुणाः । प्रोचुः प्रीत्या गणास्ते हि शंकरस्य रमापतिम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacastasya sāmarasya harerguṇāḥ | procuḥ prītyā gaṇāste hi śaṃkarasya ramāpatim

Translation

Brahmā nói: Nghe những lời của Hari, bậc hòa nhã ấy, các vị tùy tùng kia—vốn một lòng kính mến Śaṅkara và ca ngợi công đức của Hari—đã vui mừng, ân cần thưa với Ramāpati (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Purvakala (पूर्वकालः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-kṛṇ/karṇ (धातु: कर्ण् ‘to hear’) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (क्त्वार्थ) अव्यय; ‘having heard’

• vacaḥ: speech/words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as object of hearing

• tasya: of him (Viṣṇu)
• tasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sāmarasya: of him who is with the immortals (gods)
• sāmarasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-amara (प्रातिपदिक: sa + amara)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘अमरैः सह यस्य सः’), पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; qualifies hareḥ

• hareḥ: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hareḥ: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• guṇāḥ: qualities/virtues
• guṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• procuḥ: said/spoke forth
• procuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental

• gaṇāḥ: the attendants
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• te: those (they)
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

• śaṃkarasya: of Śaṅkara
• śaṃkarasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ramā-patim: the husband of Ramā (Viṣṇu)
• ramā-patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: रमायाः पतिः), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of ‘procuḥ’ (addressed/mentioned)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lakṣmī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights concord (sāmarasya) between devotees of Śiva and the virtues of Hari, showing that true bhakti is free from sectarian hostility and is rooted in reverence for the Supreme as manifested through divine forms.

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

The gaṇas are explicitly Śaṅkara’s attendants, indicating Saguna Śiva’s personal sphere; their affectionate address reflects how devotion to the personal Lord (including Linga worship in the Purāṇa’s wider context) naturally cultivates humility and harmony with other divine manifestations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is bhakti expressed through respectful speech and remembrance of divine guṇas—supported in Shaiva practice by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily worship conducted in a spirit of non-hostility and reverence.