Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat

Gaṅgā-Region

Devanagari script

हिमालय उवाच । देवदेव महादेव कपर्दिच्छंकर प्रभो । त्वयैव लोकनाथेन पालितं भुवनत्रयम्

Transliteration

himālaya uvāca | devadeva mahādeva kapardicchaṃkara prabho | tvayaiva lokanāthena pālitaṃ bhuvanatrayam

Translation

喜马拉雅说道：“噢诸神之神，噢大天（Mahādeva），噢卡帕尔丁，噢商羯罗，噢主宰——唯有由你这世界之主，三界得以护持与安立。”

Word by Word

• हिमालयः: Himālaya
• हिमालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हिमस्य आलयः)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवदेव: O God of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देव)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• कपर्दि: O Kapardin (matted-haired)
• कपर्दि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• लोकनाथेन: by the Lord of the world
• लोकनाथेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य नाथः)

• पालितम्: protected/maintained
• पालितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘भुवनत्रयम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भुवनत्रयम्: the three worlds
• भुवनत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि भुवनानि)

Speaker

Himālaya (Himavat), king of mountains

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms Śiva as Lokanātha sustaining the three worlds; recitation cultivates śaraṇāgati (refuge) and steadiness in dharma.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव महादेव कपर्दिच्छंकर प्रभो । त्वयैव लोकनाथेन पालितं भुवनत्रयम्

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse expresses śaraṇāgati (reverential surrender) by acknowledging Śiva as Lokanātha—the sovereign sustainer of all three worlds—highlighting His role as Pati (the Lord) who upholds cosmic order and grants grace to devotees.

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

The verse praises Śiva through personal names and attributes (Devadeva, Śaṅkara, Kapardin), supporting Saguna-bhakti; in Shiva Purana practice, such praise naturally culminates in Linga worship as the accessible form through which the transcendent Lord is adored.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is nāma-japa and stotra-style recitation: repeat “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while mentally offering praise to Śiva as Devadeva and Lokanātha; this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva observances.