Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च

Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits

Devanagari script

भवतानुग्रहीतानां देवादीनांश्च सर्वशः । आरोग्यं भग्नगात्राणां शंकर त्वायुधाश्मभिः

Transliteration

bhavatānugrahītānāṃ devādīnāṃśca sarvaśaḥ | ārogyaṃ bhagnagātrāṇāṃ śaṃkara tvāyudhāśmabhiḥ

Translation

Ô Śaṅkara, nhờ uy lực cứng như đá của các vũ khí thần linh của Ngài, xin ban sự an lành trọn vẹn cho chư thiên và hết thảy những ai đã được Ngài gia ân; lại xin phục hồi sức khỏe cho những kẻ gãy nát tay chân.

Word by Word

• भवता: by you
• भवता: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific 'by you')

• अनुग्रहीतानाम्: of those favored (by you)
• अनुग्रहीतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-ग्रहित (प्रातिपदिक; √ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त; अनु-उपसर्ग)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (those who have been favored)

• देव-आदीनाम्: of the gods and others
• देव-आदीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); देवाः आदयः येषाम् (devas and others)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सर्वशः: in every way / wholly
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: entirely/in every way)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• भग्न-गात्राणाम्: of (those with) broken limbs
• भग्न-गात्राणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग्न-गात्र (प्रातिपदिक; भग्न (√भञ्ज् + क्त) + गात्र)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); कर्मधारय-समास (limbs that are broken)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• आयुध-अश्मभिः: with weapons and stones
• आयुध-अश्मभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध-अश्म (प्रातिपदिक; आयुध + अश्म)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-समास (with weapons and stones)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Satīkhaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as the true source of restoration—health and wholeness arise when the Pati (Lord) removes affliction and re-establishes dharma for the devas and all beings.

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

The verse addresses Śaṅkara directly as an active, compassionate protector—Saguna Śiva who responds to prayer. Linga-worship similarly approaches Śiva as present and accessible, bestowing ārogya and protection through devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pray for ārogya while chanting the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering bilva leaves; one may also apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a Shaiva reminder of Śiva’s protective grace.