Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat

Gaṅgā-Region

Devanagari script

परिपूर्णगुणाधानविकाररहितायते । नमोऽनीहाय वीहाय धीराय परमात्मने

Transliteration

paripūrṇaguṇādhānavikārarahitāyate | namo'nīhāya vīhāya dhīrāya paramātmane

Translation

顶礼至上真我——圆满具足一切吉祥德性而不为变异所染；无欲无求，超越世间奔逐；安住不动、寂静澄然，内住于一切众生之主。

Word by Word

• परिपूर्णगुणाधानविकाररहितायते: to the one free from change, endowed with complete qualities
• परिपूर्णगुणाधानविकाररहितायते: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिपूर्ण-गुण-आधान-विकार-रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः; समासः: परिपूर्णगुण + आधान + विकाररहित (निर्विकारत्वेन गुणाधानयुक्त)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Salutation/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः (interjection of salutation)

• अनीहाय: to the desireless/effortless one
• अनीहाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-नीह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (one without effort/desire)

• वीहाय: to the detached one
• वीहाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; (अर्थः: विहाय/विहीन—detached; पाठभेदसम्भवः)

• धीराय: to the steadfast/wise one
• धीराय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (steadfast, wise)

• परमात्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परमात्मने: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः: परम + आत्मन् (supreme self)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn/description within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as Paramātman—full of auspicious powers yet changeless—supports jñāna-bhakti leading toward liberation (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: परिपूर्णगुणाधानविकाररहितायते । नमोऽनीहाय वीहाय धीराय परमात्मने

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises Śiva as Pati/Paramātman: full of auspicious qualities yet untouched by change (vikāra), teaching that liberation comes by turning to the unchanging Lord beyond desire and agitation.

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

Though Śiva is described in nirguṇa terms (unchanging, desireless), devotees approach Him through saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga—an embodied focus for bhakti that leads the mind to the Paramātman beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as dhīra (steadfast awareness) and repeat a Śiva-mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating vairāgya (desirelessness) and inner stillness alongside simple liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and rudrākṣa if practiced.