Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

सब्रह्मापि रमेशश्च तान् प्रणम्य विनम्रकः । कथयामास वृत्तान्तं प्रभुसंदर्शनार्थकम्

Transliteration

sabrahmāpi rameśaśca tān praṇamya vinamrakaḥ | kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ prabhusaṃdarśanārthakam

Translation

Bấy giờ Rameśa cùng với Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) khiêm cung đảnh lễ các vị ấy, rồi thuật lại câu chuyện dẫn đến phúc duyên được chiêm bái Thánh nhan của Đấng Chúa Tể.

Word by Word

• स-ब्रह्मा: together with Brahmā
• स-ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव—‘सह ब्रह्मणा’ (together with Brahmā)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — ‘also/even’

• रमेशः: Rameśa (a name/title)
• रमेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having bowed down’

• विनम्रकः: (being) humble
• विनम्रकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनम्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (humble)

• कथयामास: he narrated
• कथयामास: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु) [causative √कथय्]
• Form: लिट् (परिप्रास/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘he narrated/told’

• वृत्तान्तम्: the account/news
• वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभु-संदर्शन-अर्थकम्: intended for (obtaining) the Lord’s दर्शन
• प्रभु-संदर्शन-अर्थकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक) + संदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘for the purpose of seeing the Lord’ (qualifying वृत्तान्तम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that humility (vinaya) and reverent surrender (praṇāma) are the proper gateways to sacred narration and to receiving Śiva’s grace—culminating in prabhu-saṃdarśana, the transformative vision of the Lord.

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

The verse points to Śiva as ‘Prabhu’ who becomes accessible through devotion and right attitude; in Śaiva Siddhānta, such humility supports saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a worshipful form (such as the Liṅga) so that divine presence may be directly ‘seen’ as grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests beginning any Śiva practice with respectful praṇāma and a humble mind—then proceeding with Śiva-nāma japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) so the practice becomes ‘prabhu-saṃdarśanārthaka,’ oriented toward the Lord’s living presence.