Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 27

रामेश्वरलिङ्गप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Origin of the Rāmeśvara Liṅga

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्देव त्वया कार्यं साहाय्यं मम सुव्रत । साहाय्यं ते विना नाथ मम कार्य्यं हि दुर्लभम्

Transliteration

tasmindeva tvayā kāryaṃ sāhāyyaṃ mama suvrata | sāhāyyaṃ te vinā nātha mama kāryyaṃ hi durlabham

Translation

“因此，噢天神——持戒高洁、誓愿坚定者——请赐我援助。没有你的帮助，噢主宰，我的事业实难成就。”

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/occasion)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); अधिकरण-निर्देशः (locative)

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

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; द्वितीया-तृतीया-रूपेषु तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण-निर्देशः (instrumental)

• कार्यं: help to be done / assistance (as a task)
• कार्यं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः भाव्य/कर्तव्य-अर्थक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विधेय/कर्म-भावः सन्दर्भानुसार

• साहाय्यं: assistance
• साहाय्यं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु+व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सु=शोभनम् + व्रत=व्रतवान्)

• साहाय्यं: assistance
• साहाय्यं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ते: of you / for you
• ते: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी) एकवचन (दत्तिअर्थे) वा षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन (सम्बन्धे); अत्र ‘त्वया विना’ इत्यनेन सह षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः अधिकः

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपातः; ‘without’ अर्थे, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धेन प्रयोगः

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कार्य्यं: the task (of mine)
• कार्य्यं: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-भावः

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic/causal particle)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain / difficult
• दुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms that even the highest divine agents seek Śiva’s enabling power; inspires devotees to request sāhāyya (assistance) through prayer and pūjā.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: तस्मिन्देव त्वया कार्यं साहाय्यं मम सुव्रत । साहाय्यं ते विना नाथ मम कार्य्यं हि दुर्लभम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): the devotee recognizes that worldly and spiritual aims become attainable through Shiva’s anugraha (grace), not merely personal effort—aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate helper who loosens pāśa (bondage).

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

Addressing Shiva as Deva and Nātha reflects Saguna-bhakti—approaching Shiva as a personal Lord who responds to prayer. In Jyotirlinga-centered Kotirudra narratives, such devotion underlines pilgrimage and Linga worship as lived expressions of seeking Shiva’s active support and protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prayerful japa with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offered with humility (bhakti) and reliance on Shiva’s grace—optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva marks of devotion.