Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 57

शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City

Devanagari script

इति विज्ञाय देवेश न भयं कर्तुमर्हसि । शंकर शरणं यावस्स सद्यश्शंविधास्यति

Transliteration

iti vijñāya deveśa na bhayaṃ kartumarhasi | śaṃkara śaraṇaṃ yāvassa sadyaśśaṃvidhāsyati

Translation

Biết như vậy rồi, hỡi Chúa tể chư thiên, Ngài không nên khởi sợ hãi. Chừng nào Śaṅkara còn là nơi nương tựa của Ngài, Người sẽ lập tức sắp đặt mọi sự cho đúng đạo và đem đến sự giải quyết chân chính.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त = ल्यप्); ‘having understood’

• देव-ईश: O Lord of the gods
• देव-ईश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do / to make
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तुमुन् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to do/make’

• अर्हसि: you ought / you should
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (गत्यर्थे/आश्रयार्थे)

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (as long as / until)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (immediately)

• संविधास्यति: will arrange / will set right
• संविधास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+वि+धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue; the line represents counsel given to Devesha within the battle narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Taking refuge (śaraṇāgati) in Śaṅkara is framed as immediate removal of fear and right ordering of events—anugraha leading to protection and resolution.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śaṃkara śaraṇaṃ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Śiva as the direct antidote to fear: when the devotee relies on Śaṅkara as Pati (the Lord), disorder and anxiety are swiftly brought into harmony and right outcome.

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

It points to Saguna Śiva as the immediate, compassionate refuge—approached through Linga-worship and devotion—by which the devotee experiences protection, guidance, and the restoring of dharma in the midst of turmoil.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice refuge through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady remembrance of Śaṅkara, optionally supported by vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to fearlessness and one-pointed devotion.