Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

इति प्रोक्तं महेशस्य चरितं प्रमुदावहम् । सर्वदुःखहरं श्रीदं सर्वकामप्रपूरकम्

Transliteration

iti proktaṃ maheśasya caritaṃ pramudāvaham | sarvaduḥkhaharaṃ śrīdaṃ sarvakāmaprapūrakam

Translation

Như vậy đã được tuyên thuyết thánh truyện của Maheśa (Đức Śiva), đem lại hoan hỷ—đấng trừ sạch mọi khổ đau, ban phúc cát tường thịnh vượng, và viên mãn mọi ước nguyện chân chánh.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/thus)

• प्रोक्तम्: spoken, declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/declared’

• महेशस्य: of Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चरितम्: deed, story, conduct
• चरितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रमुदावहम्: bringing great joy
• प्रमुदावहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमुदा + वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; (प्रमुदां वहति इति)

• सर्वदुःखहरम्: removing all sorrow
• सर्वदुःखहरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + दुःख + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• श्रीदम्: bestowing prosperity
• श्रीदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; (श्रियं ददाति इति)

• सर्वकामप्रपूरकम्: fulfilling all desires
• सर्वकामप्रपूरकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रपूरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a phalaśruti-style closure praising Maheśa-carita as joy-giving and sorrow-destroying; it is not anchored to a specific Jyotirliṅga locale.

Significance: Positions śravaṇa/paṭhana of Śiva-carita as a pilgrimage-equivalent merit: duḥkha-nivṛtti, śrī-prāpti, and kāma-siddhi (within dharma).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that Śiva’s carita (sacred narrative) is itself a source of ānanda and grace: by hearing and internalizing it with devotion, the devotee’s sorrow (duḥkha) is removed and auspicious well-being (śrī) arises, culminating in upliftment toward liberation.

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

By praising Maheśa’s narrated deeds, the text points to Saguna Śiva as approachable through kīrtana and śravaṇa; such devotion naturally supports Liṅga-upāsanā, where the devotee contemplates Śiva’s presence and receives His anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa (devotional listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of Śiva-carita are implied; a practical takeaway is to read or hear this section with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bilva leaves or bhasma as simple supports to devotion.