Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

नारदमोहवर्णनम् — Description of Nārada’s Delusion

Devanagari script

स्वरूपं देहि मे नाथ सेवकोऽहं प्रियस्तव । वृणुयान्मां यथा सा वै श्रीमती क्षितिपात्मजा

Transliteration

svarūpaṃ dehi me nātha sevako'haṃ priyastava | vṛṇuyānmāṃ yathā sā vai śrīmatī kṣitipātmajā

Translation

“Lạy Chúa tể, xin hiển lộ cho con chân tướng của Ngài. Con là kẻ phụng sự và là người được Ngài thương. Xin cho con được nàng Śrīmatī, ái nữ của Đất Mẹ, chấp nhận như người nàng đã chọn.”

Word by Word

• स्वरूपम्: your own true form
• स्वरूपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (svaṃ rūpam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• देहि: give (grant)
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to me)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सेवकः: servant
• सेवकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्रियः: dear
• प्रियः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ विशेषण

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वृणुयात्: may choose
• वृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• यथा: so that/as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/so that)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• श्रीमती: illustrious; auspicious
• श्रीमती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘क्षितिपात्मजा’ विशेषण

• क्षितिप-आत्मजा: the king's daughter
• क्षितिप-आत्मजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to ‘सा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षितिप (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kṣitipasya ātmajā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee-supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative, likely voiced through the Purāṇic narration of Sūta to the sages).

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: svarūpaṃ dehi me nātha sevako'haṃ priyastava | vṛṇuyānmāṃ yathā sā vai śrīmatī kṣitipātmajā

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse is a direct plea for Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the devotee asks for revelation of Śiva’s svarūpa and for acceptance into His closeness, highlighting bhakti and surrender as the doorway to divine vision and liberation.

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

Requesting “svarūpa” points to experiencing Śiva as manifest (saguṇa) through darśana—classically approached in Purāṇic practice via Liṅga-worship, where the formless is honored through a sacred form that bestows grace to the devotee.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform daily Liṅga-pūjā with the attitude of service (sevā-bhāva), repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while praying for Śiva’s darśana and inner acceptance (śaraṇāgati).