Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युदीर्य महादेवस्सकाशे मे प्रजापतेः । सरस्वतीं विलोक्याशु वियोगवशगोभवत्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityudīrya mahādevassakāśe me prajāpateḥ | sarasvatīṃ vilokyāśu viyogavaśagobhavat

Translation

Phạm Thiên nói: Sau khi Mahādeva nói như vậy trước mặt ta, vị Prajāpati, Ngài liền nhìn về Sarasvatī; và ngay tức khắc, Ngài bị cuốn vào sức mạnh của nỗi ly biệt (khát vọng nhớ thương).

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; speaker

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘said’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle ‘thus’

• udīrya: having spoken
• udīrya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√īr (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having uttered/said’

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘the great god’ (Śiva)

• sakāśe: in the presence (of)
• sakāśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative ‘in the presence/near’

• me: of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of me’

• prajāpateḥ: of Prajāpati
• prajāpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of Prajāpati (Dakṣa)’

• sarasvatīm: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object

• vilokya: having seen
• vilokya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√lok (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having seen’

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘quickly’

• viyoga-vaśa-gaḥ: overpowered by separation
• viyoga-vaśa-gaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘gone under the control of separation’

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘became’

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Sarasvati

FAQs

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

It highlights how even a powerful inner movement like viraha (the agitation born of separation) can arise suddenly upon perception; Shaiva teaching points toward transforming such impulses through discrimination, devotion, and steadiness in Śiva-consciousness.

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

The verse shows the mind’s quick susceptibility to longing; Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship channels the same emotional force into bhakti—redirecting attachment toward the stable symbol of Pati (Śiva) rather than fluctuating sense-driven fixation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and breath-settling meditation to prevent the mind from being overpowered by sudden emotional waves.