Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

त्रिपुरदाहवर्णनम् | Tripura-dāha-varṇanam

Description of the Burning of Tripura

Devanagari script

दुर्लभं लब्धमस्माभिर्यदप्राप्यं सुरासुरैः । त्वद्भावभाविता बुद्धिर्जातेजाते भवत्विति

Transliteration

durlabhaṃ labdhamasmābhiryadaprāpyaṃ surāsuraiḥ | tvadbhāvabhāvitā buddhirjātejāte bhavatviti

Translation

Chúng con đã đạt được điều cực kỳ hiếm có—điều mà cả chư thiên lẫn a-tu-la cũng không đạt. Nguyện trí tuệ chúng con, luôn thấm nhuần Thánh thể của Ngài (ân sủng và quán niệm về Ngài), được khởi lên trong mọi đời, hết đời này đến đời khác.

Word by Word

• दुर्लभम्: rare, hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘लब्धम्’ इति विशेषण

• लब्धम्: obtained (thing)
• लब्धम्: Karma (कर्म/Object obtained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘प्राप्तम्’

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense)/करण (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• अप्राप्यम्: unattainable
• अप्राप्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-प्राप् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक (negative)

• सुरासुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुरासुरैः: करण/कर्ता (Instrumental agent: by gods and demons)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (copulative): सुराः च असुराः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्वत्: your/from you
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitival base) अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद; ‘त्वत्-’

• भाव: state, being, devotion
• भाव: सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• भाविता: imbued/inspired (by your devotion)
• भाविता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: त्वद्-भाव-भाविता (imbued by your bhāva)

• बुद्धिः: intellect, understanding
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जाते: when (one is) born
• जाते: अधिकरण (Temporal locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जात (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘जाते’ = उत्पन्ने (when born/at birth)

• जाते: again and again at birth
• जाते: अधिकरण (Temporal locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जात (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

• भवतु: may it be
• भवतु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

Devās (gods) offering a prayer to Lord Śiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the Siddhānta ideal of śivabhāva-bhāvitā buddhi (intellect permeated by Śiva): the true ‘rare attainment’ is sustained devotion/gnosis that ripens into grace across births.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It declares that the rarest attainment is not merely victory or boons, but a mind illumined by Śiva—an intellect shaped by His presence and grace—sought even across repeated births, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on anugraha (divine grace) leading the soul toward liberation.

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

By praying for “tvad-bhāva-bhāvitā buddhi,” devotees ask that their inner awareness remain absorbed in Śiva’s form and reality—precisely what Linga-worship cultivates: steady remembrance, reverence, and surrender to Saguna Śiva as the accessible doorway to the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Linga-dhyāna, praying that one’s buddhi becomes “Śiva-bhāva”-suffused; this can be supported with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of constant Śiva-smaraṇa.