Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

सभाग्योहं महादेव प्रसादात्तव शंकर । मत्वा स्वदासं मां नाथ कृपां कुरु नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

sabhāgyohaṃ mahādeva prasādāttava śaṃkara | matvā svadāsaṃ māṃ nātha kṛpāṃ kuru namo'stu te

Translation

Ô Mahādeva, ô Śaṅkara, nhờ ân sủng của Ngài con thật là kẻ hữu phúc. Ôi Đấng Tối Thượng, xin xem con như kẻ tôi tớ của chính Ngài mà ban lòng từ mẫn cho con—con kính đảnh lễ Ngài.

Word by Word

• स-भाग्यः: fortunate
• स-भाग्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'यस्य भाग्यं अस्ति सः' = fortunate; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: 'महान् देवः'; पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रसादात्: due to (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (due to)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having considered/knowing'

• स्व-दासम्: (as) your own servant
• स्व-दासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: 'स्वः दासः' = own servant; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नाथ: O Lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कृपाम्: compassion
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga; the verse functions as a generalized ‘prasāda theology’ statement: fortune (saubhāgya) arises from Śiva’s grace.

Significance: Highlights prasāda (grace) as the true source of merit; pilgrims often recite such lines to internalize that darśana is gift, not entitlement.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namo’stu te

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender) to Pati (Lord Śiva), affirming that liberation and auspiciousness arise from His prasāda (grace) when the devotee accepts the identity of a humble servant.

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

The verse addresses Śiva personally as Mahādeva and Śaṅkara (saguṇa devotion), the same Lord who is worshipped in the Liṅga; it teaches that external worship becomes fruitful when joined with inner surrender and prayer for kṛpā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple bhakti practice is implied: offer namaskāra and pray for Śiva’s grace with humility—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a devotional attitude of service.