Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । एवं संवदमानन्तं शक्रं विकृतमानसम् । हरिणोक्तश्च गिरिशो लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रितः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | evaṃ saṃvadamānantaṃ śakraṃ vikṛtamānasam | hariṇoktaśca giriśo laukikīṃ gatimāśritaḥ

Translation

Brahmā nói: Khi Śakra (Indra), tâm trí rối loạn, đang nói như thế, Girīśa (Chúa Śiva)—theo lời chỉ dạy của Hari (Viṣṇu)—đã tạm nhận lấy một lối hành xử bề ngoài như người đời (vì cuộc thần hí và trật tự các thế giới).

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• संवदमानम्: speaking / conversing
• संवदमानम्: Visheshana (विशेषण of शक्रम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अन्तम्: continuously / to the end
• अन्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/qualifying manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; here as intensifier with participle (to the end/continuously)

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विकृतमानसम्: with a disturbed mind
• विकृतमानसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण of शक्रम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकृत + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (विकृतं मानसं यस्य)

• हरिणा: by Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिणा: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उक्तः: spoken / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/subject; predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सामर्थ्य (spoken/said)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction), अव्यय

• गिरिशः: Giriśa (Lord of the mountain; Śiva)
• गिरिशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरेः ईशः)

• लौकिकीम्: worldly
• लौकिकीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण of गतिम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गतिम्: course / manner / state
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आश्रितः: having resorted to / having assumed
• आश्रितः: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate of गिरिशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Indra
• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that although Śiva is transcendent (Pati beyond bondage), He may adopt an apparently “worldly” mode of action to restore balance and guide beings—divine leelā performed for loka-saṅgraha, not from personal need.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva: the Lord who can be approached through form, names, and narrative actions. His taking a laukikī gati supports devotees’ relational worship—like Linga-upāsanā—while affirming His inner transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steadiness of mind through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and devotional contemplation of Śiva’s leelā—transforming vikṛta-manas (agitated mind) into śānta-bhāva (peaceful devotion).