Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75

देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्

Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

Devanagari script

नास्ति यद्यपि मे काचिद्विहारकरणे रुचिः । विवाहयिष्ये गिरिजा पुत्रोत्पादनहेतवे

Transliteration

nāsti yadyapi me kācidvihārakaraṇe ruciḥ | vivāhayiṣye girijā putrotpādanahetave

Translation

Dẫu Ta hoàn toàn không có chút khuynh hướng nào đối với thú vui hay cuộc dạo chơi thế gian, Ta vẫn sẽ kết hôn với Girijā để làm nhân duyên sinh ra một người con.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• अपि: even/although
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (singular)

• काचित्: some/any
• काचित्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-विशेषण (indefinite: some)

• विहार-करणे: in the act of recreation/pleasure-making
• विहार-करणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहार (प्रातिपदिक) + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विहारस्य करणम्)

• रुचिः: inclination/liking
• रुचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• विवाहयिष्ये: I shall marry (her) off / arrange marriage
• विवाहयिष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विवाहय् (धातु; causative of √वह्/√वाह् in sense 'to marry off')
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूप (as used here)

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• पुत्र-उत्पादन-हेतवे: for the purpose of producing a son/offspring
• पुत्र-उत्पादन-हेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पादन (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रस्य उत्पादनस्य हेतुः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva’s supreme vairāgya (dispassion): he is not driven by pleasure, yet he accepts a worldly role out of divine intention—upholding cosmic order and enabling a destined progeny for the good of beings.

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

As Nirguṇa beyond desire, Shiva remains untouched; as Saguṇa, he performs līlā—marriage and household life—so devotees can relate to him and learn that dharma can be fulfilled without bondage when anchored in the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate Shiva-like detachment while acting in duty: worship with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering actions to Shiva inwardly as niṣkāma-sevā (desireless service).