Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

वेदमंत्रेण गिरिशो गिरिजाकरपङ्कजम् । जग्राह स्वकरेणाशु प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

vedamaṃtreṇa giriśo girijākarapaṅkajam | jagrāha svakareṇāśu prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Đấng Tối Thượng—Giriśa—hoan hỷ liền nắm lấy trong tay mình bàn tay như hoa sen của Girijā, và thánh hóa hành động ấy bằng một thần chú Veda.

Word by Word

• वेद-मन्त्रेण: with a Vedic mantra
• वेद-मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदस्य मन्त्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• गिरिशः: Giriśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गिरिजा-कर-पङ्कजम्: Pārvatī’s lotus-like hand
• गिरिजा-कर-पङ्कजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: गिरिजायाः करः, तस्य पङ्कजम् (lotus-like hand of Pārvatī); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• जग्राह: took/held
• जग्राह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; जग्राह = he took/held

• स्व-करेण: with his own hand
• स्व-करेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य करः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): शीघ्रम् (quickly)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (pleased/serene)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the Lord becomes pleased by devotion and sanctifies union through Vedic mantra, showing that dharmic, mantra-guided worship leads the soul toward auspiciousness and liberation.

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

Though the verse depicts Śiva in a personal (saguṇa) form, it reflects the same truth honored in Liṅga worship: the transcendent Lord accepts the devotee through mantra and purity of intent, revealing His accessible, compassionate nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-centered devotion is emphasized—reciting Vedic/Śaiva mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with reverence, along with disciplined worship, is the practical takeaway.