Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

महापतिव्रतामस्य पत्नी प्रोवाच तामथ । स दीक्षितो यज्ञदत्तः श्रौतकर्मपरायणः

Transliteration

mahāpativratāmasya patnī provāca tāmatha | sa dīkṣito yajñadattaḥ śrautakarmaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, người vợ của ông—một bậc đại pativratā, gương mẫu của lòng trinh tín với chồng—liền nói với nàng. Người ấy, Yajñadatta, đã được thọ dīkṣā đúng pháp và hết lòng chuyên chú vào các nghi lễ tế tự Veda theo truyền thống Śrauta.

Word by Word

• mahā-pativratā: greatly devoted (to her husband)
• mahā-pativratā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pativratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय ‘great + devoted-to-husband’; विशेषण of patnī

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• provāca: said/spoke
• provāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• tām: to her / her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-बोधक अव्यय (discourse particle) ‘then/now’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dīkṣitaḥ: initiated
• dīkṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīkṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकर्मणि/स्थितिवाचक विशेषण ‘initiated/consecrated’

• yajñadattaḥ: Yajñadatta (proper name)
• yajñadattaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + datta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (yajñe dattaḥ ‘given in sacrifice’) as proper name

• śrauta-karma-parāyaṇaḥ: devoted to Śrauta (Vedic) rituals
• śrauta-karma-parāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrauta (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (śrauteṣu karmasu parāyaṇaḥ ‘devoted to Vedic rites’); विशेषण of saḥ/yajñadattaḥ

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It contrasts external ritual qualification (dīkṣā and Śrauta rites) with the narrative’s broader Shaiva emphasis that true auspiciousness culminates in devotion to Pati (Śiva), not ritual alone.

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

By highlighting a person devoted to Śrauta sacrifices, the text sets the stage for showing how Saguna Shiva worship—often centered on the Liṅga—can surpass or fulfill ritual aims through direct bhakti and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse explicitly points to Vedic Śrauta-yajña discipline (dīkṣā and prescribed rites); in Shaiva practice this is often complemented by Shiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and observances like bhasma-dhāraṇa.