Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”

Devanagari script

प्रादुरासीत्ततो ब्रह्मा सुरासुरगुरुर्महान् । संतुष्टस्तपसा तेषां वरं दातुं महायशाः

Transliteration

prādurāsīttato brahmā surāsuragururmahān | saṃtuṣṭastapasā teṣāṃ varaṃ dātuṃ mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Rồi bấy giờ, đấng Brahmā vĩ đại—bậc đạo sư của cả chư thiên lẫn loài asura—hiện ra trước họ. Hài lòng trước khổ hạnh (tapas) của họ, bậc danh tiếng ấy đến để ban cho họ một ân huệ.

Word by Word

• muni-deva-asuraiḥ: with sages, gods, and asuras
• muni-deva-asuraiḥ: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva: ‘sages, gods, and asuras’

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), postposition/adverb meaning ‘together with’

• sāṃtva-pūrvam: first with conciliation
• sāṃtva-pūrvam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃtva (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; Accusative singular neuter form functioning as avyaya: ‘with conciliation first’

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• vacaḥ: speech; words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana/vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantaram (काल/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun

• abravīt: said; spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√brū (धातु; ब्रू)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्; aorist), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन) qualifying tān

• sarva-bhūta-pitāmahaḥ: the grandsire of all beings (Brahmā)
• sarva-bhūta-pitāmahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘grandfather (creator) of all beings’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It highlights tapas as a force that draws divine attention and yields results; yet in Shaiva understanding, boons are secondary to aligning one’s will with dharma and, ultimately, devotion to Pati (Śiva) for lasting liberation.

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

The verse shows the general Purāṇic principle that disciplined practice brings divine response; in Linga/Saguna Śiva worship, the same tapas is refined into steady pūjā, japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī), and surrender—seeking not merely boons but Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is tapas: regular vrata-like discipline with mantra-japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), purity of conduct, and focused meditation—so that spiritual effort matures into grace rather than mere worldly attainments.