Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56

देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras

Devanagari script

तत्कुरुष्व महेशान कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि । सनाथं कुरु सद्दृष्ट्या त्रिलोकं सुविवाह्यताम्

Transliteration

tatkuruṣva maheśāna kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari | sanāthaṃ kuru saddṛṣṭyā trilokaṃ suvivāhyatām

Translation

Ôi Maheśāna, xin hãy làm điều ấy, rủ lòng thương đến con. Bằng ánh nhìn ân phúc và cát tường của Ngài, xin khiến ba cõi được nương tựa, được dẫn dắt tốt lành; và xin cho hôn lễ của con được thành tựu đúng pháp, viên mãn cát tường.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (request/act)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुरुष्व: do (you)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेशान: O Maheśāna
• महेशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• कृपाम्: compassion
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

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

• उपरि: upon/over
• उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थक/अधिकरणार्थक (adverb/preposition: upon/over)

• स-नाथम्: with a protector; protected
• स-नाथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (नाथेन सह/नाथयुक्तः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कुरु: make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्-दृष्ट्या: by a good glance/benign sight
• सत्-दृष्ट्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: सती दृष्टिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• त्रि-लोकम्: the three worlds
• त्रि-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयः लोकाः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सु-विवाह्यताम्: let (it) be well wedded/arranged
• सु-विवाह्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + वि + वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense); कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: वह्; रूपम्: विवाह्यताम् (let it be well-married/led)

Speaker

Satī (addressing Lord Śiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Marriage-auspiciousness request rather than a Jyotirliṅga legend; the ‘sat-dṛṣṭi’ (gracious glance) motif parallels temple theology where Śiva’s darśana itself is salvific and protective.

Significance: Highlights darśana as grace: Śiva’s glance confers protection (sanāthatva) and right order across the worlds; devotees seek this through temple darśana and marriage/householder rites under Śiva’s blessing.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

Satī seeks Śiva’s anugraha (grace): his compassionate will and auspicious glance are presented as the power that protects the three worlds and sanctifies dharmic life-events like marriage—showing that worldly order and liberation both depend on Pati (Śiva) as the ultimate refuge.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva—Maheśāna who responds to devotion with kṛpā and sad-dṛṣṭi. In Linga worship, this same Śiva is approached as the accessible form of the transcendent, from whom protection (rakṣaṇa) and auspiciousness (maṅgala) flow.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) through prayer and dhyāna on Śiva’s benevolent glance; practitioners may pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Linga-pūjā for maṅgala and inner steadiness.