Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

Devanagari script

तयोस्तदा महामोदो ववृधेऽतीव नारद । दंपत्योः शिवयोस्तात भवाचारं प्रकुर्वतोः

Transliteration

tayostadā mahāmodo vavṛdhe'tīva nārada | daṃpatyoḥ śivayostāta bhavācāraṃ prakurvatoḥ

Translation

Hỡi Nārada, khi ấy niềm hoan hỷ lớn lao tăng trưởng vô cùng, vì đôi phu thê thần thánh—Śiva và Thánh phối của Ngài—đang chuyên tâm thực hành những nghi hạnh và nếp sống đúng với đạo lý của hôn nhân thiêng liêng.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (Dual); Gender: उभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (contextual)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Adverbial time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• महामोदः: great joy
• महामोदः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—महान् चासौ मोदः (कर्मधारय)

• ववृधे: increased
• ववृधे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक-अव्यय (intensifier)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• दंपत्योः: of the couple
• दंपत्योः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (दम्पती-शब्दः); षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (the two: Śiva and Śivā)
• शिवयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• तात: O dear (sir)
• तात: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• भवाचारम्: the conduct/rite of Bhava (Śiva)
• भवाचारम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—भवस्य आचारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रकुर्वतोः: of the two who were performing
• प्रकुर्वतोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; qualifying ‘दंपत्योः/शिवयोः’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद-प्रयोगः; अर्थः—‘करतॊः’ (of the two who are doing)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Narada

FAQs

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

It affirms that even the highest Lord, in His Saguna form as Śiva with Umā, sanctifies householder life by embodying righteous conduct—showing devotees that dharma performed with devotion becomes a support for inner purity and liberation.

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

By presenting Śiva as an ideal divine householder, the verse frames Linga/Saguna worship as compatible with daily responsibilities—devotion is not confined to renunciation but is lived through disciplined conduct, reverence, and harmony in family life.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt steady daily Shaiva practice alongside duties—simple Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and purity disciplines such as bhasma/tripuṇḍra and respectful household observances.