Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं मां भवं विष्णुं शंकरं च प्रणम्य साः । समागत्य मिलित्वोचे विचार्य कार्यमेव वा

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ māṃ bhavaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaṃkaraṃ ca praṇamya sāḥ | samāgatya militvoce vicārya kāryameva vā

Translation

她/他们礼敬梵天、礼敬我、礼敬婆伐、礼敬毗湿奴与商羯罗之后，便聚集相会，在会中发言，思量究竟应当采取何种行动。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā (as object)
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• प्रणम्य: having bowed to
• प्रणम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bowed’

• साः: they (fem.)
• साः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समागत्य: having assembled
• समागत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having come/assembled’

• मिलित्वा: having met
• मिलित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having met/joined’

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• विचार्य: having deliberated
• विचार्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having considered’

• कार्यम्: the task/what should be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kumārakhaṇḍa account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Bhava
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ethic that right action (kārya) should begin with humility and reverence—bowing to the divine powers and then discerning the proper duty through thoughtful deliberation aligned with dharma.

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

By naming Śiva as Bhava and Śaṅkara, the verse affirms Saguna Shiva—compassionate and auspicious—worthy of pranama before any undertaking; this mirrors Linga-worship where one first offers obeisance and invokes Shiva’s auspicious presence before proceeding with offerings and prayer.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship with pranama and sankalpa (clear intention), then quietly reflect (vicāra) on one’s dharmic duty; optionally accompany this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before action.