Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

आगतं शंकरं द्वारि सर्वे देवाश्च साच्युताः । प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुः प्रीत्या नर्तका भक्तवत्सलम्

Transliteration

āgataṃ śaṃkaraṃ dvāri sarve devāśca sācyutāḥ | praṇamya tuṣṭuvuḥ prītyā nartakā bhaktavatsalam

Translation

当商羯罗来到门前时，诸天连同阿周多（毗湿奴）都俯首顶礼，并以爱敬的欢喜赞颂他——宇宙之舞者，恒常怜爱护念诸奉献者。

Word by Word

• आगतम्: having come / arrived
• आगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle/कृत), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘शंकरम्’ इति विशेषण

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘देवाः’ इति विशेषण

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

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

• स-अच्युताः: together with Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• स-अच्युताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘देवाः’ इति विशेषण; ‘स’ = सह (with) अर्थे उपपद-प्रयोग (with Acyuta/Vishnu)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (having bowed)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• प्रीत्या: with love
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे (with affection)

• नर्तकाः: as dancers
• नर्तकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘देवाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत् (as dancers)

• भक्त-वत्सलम्: affectionate to devotees
• भक्त-वत्सलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (भक्तेषु वत्सलः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The epithet nartaka (cosmic dancer) evokes Naṭarāja theology (cosmic governance through dance), but the verse is not localized to a Jyotirliṅga site narrative.

Significance: Frames Śiva as bhaktavatsala and Naṭarāja—devotees seek both cosmic order and personal compassion through His darśana.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights that even the devas approach Śiva with humility and loving praise, affirming Him as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who responds to bhakti as Bhaktavatsala, guiding beings toward grace and liberation.

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

The verse presents Saguna Śiva—Śaṅkara as the approachable Lord—who is worshiped through praise and prostration; this devotional posture is the same spirit with which devotees honor the Śiva-liṅga as His accessible, grace-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is namaskāra (prostration) and stuti (hymnic praise) offered with prīti (loving devotion); devotees may pair this with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a focused bhakti practice.