Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 13

Anasūyā–Atri Tapas-Varṇana

Description of Anasūyā and Atri’s Austerities

Devanagari script

समाधौ च विलीनोभूदासने संस्थितः स्वयम् । प्राणायामं त्रिरावृत्त्या कृत्वा मुनिवरस्तदा

Transliteration

samādhau ca vilīnobhūdāsane saṃsthitaḥ svayam | prāṇāyāmaṃ trirāvṛttyā kṛtvā munivarastadā

Translation

他独自端坐于自座之上，至上圣贤融入三摩地；复行调息（prāṇāyāma）三轮，遂入深沉的内在寂静。

Word by Word

• समाधौ: in samādhi
• समाधौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विलीनः: absorbed
• विलीनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘merged/absorbed’

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आसने: on the seat/posture
• आसने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• संस्थितः: seated
• संस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seated/established’

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः निपातवत् (indeclinable; reflexive emphasis)

• प्राणायामम्: breath-control (prāṇāyāma)
• प्राणायामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: प्राणस्य आयामः

• त्रिः: three times
• त्रिः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thrice)

• आवृत्त्या: by repetition
• आवृत्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; instrumental of manner

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having done’

• मुनिवरः: the best of sages
• मुनिवरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: वरः मुनिः

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents yogic preparation—steady posture, regulated breath, and samādhi—as a Shaiva means of purifying the mind so it can rest in Shiva-consciousness (Pati), moving the seeker toward liberation.

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

Even when worship is outward (darśana of the Jyotirliṅga or Saguna Shiva), the Purana emphasizes inner steadiness; prāṇāyāma and samādhi make the devotee fit to behold Shiva with a concentrated, purified awareness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to sit firmly in āsana and perform prāṇāyāma in three rounds before japa or dhyāna—often paired in Shaiva practice with the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and supported by bhasma and rudrākṣa where prescribed.