Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

अथ वृन्दापि भर्तारं दृष्ट्वा हर्षितमानसा । जहौ शोकं च निखिलं स्वप्नवद्धृद्यमन्यत

Transliteration

atha vṛndāpi bhartāraṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣitamānasā | jahau śokaṃ ca nikhilaṃ svapnavaddhṛdyamanyata

Translation

Bấy giờ Vṛndā cũng vậy, vừa thấy chồng liền hoan hỷ trong lòng. Nàng trút bỏ mọi sầu khổ, và trong tâm tự nhủ rằng tất cả chỉ như một giấc mộng.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• वृन्दा: Vṛndā
• वृन्दा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• हर्षित-मानसा: whose mind was delighted
• हर्षित-मानसा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षित (कृदन्त; √हृष् धातु) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (हर्षितं मानसं यस्याः सा) विशेषणम् (वृन्दा)

• जहौ: abandoned/gave up
• जहौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शोकम्: sorrow
• शोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• निखिलम्: entire
• निखिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शोकम्)

• स्वप्नवत्: like a dream
• स्वप्नवत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (like/as)

• हृद्यम्: (in) the heart
• हृद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अन्यत: thought/considered
• अन्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु) (मन्यते)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (अमन्यत)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vrinda
• her husband (bhartā)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights an inner Shaiva insight: when the heart regains right perception, intense grief can dissolve quickly and appear dream-like. It reflects the transformation of consciousness (citta) from śoka (sorrow) to harṣa (joy) through a shift in inner certainty and lived experience.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the theme aligns with Saguna Shiva devotion in the Purana: the devotee’s mind becomes steady and consoled as divine order becomes palpable in life-events. In Shaiva practice, worship (pūjā) and remembrance (smaraṇa) cultivate this inner resilience where suffering loses its grip.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to stabilize the heart during distress, along with simple Shaiva disciplines like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining devotional remembrance so that grief is seen as transient rather than absolute.