Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

यथान्यजंतुरवनौ वर्तते वनितावशे । मद्भक्त्या स हरो वामावशवर्ती भविष्यति

Transliteration

yathānyajaṃturavanau vartate vanitāvaśe | madbhaktyā sa haro vāmāvaśavartī bhaviṣyati

Translation

Như loài hữu tình tầm thường trên đời sống dưới quyền của người nữ, cũng vậy—nhờ lòng bhakti đối với Ta, Hara (Śiva) sẽ trở thành kẻ chịu ảnh hưởng của Ta.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (comparative adverb)

• अन्यः: another/other
• अन्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• जन्तुः: creature
• जन्तुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अवनौ: on earth
• अवनौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case, locative), एकवचन

• वर्तते: lives/behaves
• वर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वनितावशे: under the control of a woman
• वनितावशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनिता (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-समर्थ: 'वनितायाः वशे'); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case, locative), एकवचन

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, genitive), एकवचन; समासपूर्वरूप (mad-)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case, instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• वामावशवर्ती: one who is under Vāmā’s control
• वामावशवर्ती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामा (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वामायाः वशे वर्ती); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Satī (addressing Śiva / speaking about Śiva’s responsiveness to her devotion)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere bhakti has transformative power: even the supreme Lord (Hara) becomes tenderly responsive to the devotee’s love, showing the Shaiva ideal that grace (anugraha) is drawn by devotion.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: when Śiva is worshipped with personal devotion (as the accessible Lord who responds), the devotee experiences his nearness and grace—commonly approached through Linga worship with heartfelt bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with simple Linga-pūjā, offering water and bilva leaves while praying for Śiva’s anugraha.