Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

शिव शर्व महेशान जगदानन्दकृत्प्रभो । त्वां नतोऽहं महादेव सर्वापद्विनिवर्तकम्

Transliteration

śiva śarva maheśāna jagadānandakṛtprabho | tvāṃ nato'haṃ mahādeva sarvāpadvinivartakam

Translation

噢湿婆——舍婆、摩诃伊沙那，赐予诸界欢喜的主宰！噢大天，我向你顶礼，你是消除一切灾厄与障碍者。

Word by Word

• śiva: O Śiva
• śiva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• śarva: O Śarva
• śarva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• maheśāna: O Maheśāna
• maheśāna: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• jagad-ānanda-kṛt: O maker of the world’s bliss
• jagad-ānanda-kṛt: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + ānanda + kṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: जगतः आनन्दं करोति इति (maker of the world’s joy)

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nataḥ: bowed
• nataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √nam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘नतः’ = bowed down

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• sarva-āpad-vinivartakam: remover of all misfortunes
• sarva-āpad-vinivartakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + āpad + vinivartaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: सर्वाः आपदः विनिवर्तयति इति (remover of all calamities)

Speaker

Goddess Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शिव शर्व महेशान जगदानन्दकृत्प्रभो । त्वां नतोऽहं महादेव सर्वापद्विनिवर्तकम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse expresses śaraṇāgati (complete surrender) to Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who grants auspiciousness and removes all adversity—an essential Shaiva Siddhanta mood where grace (anugraha) follows humble devotion.

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

The hymn addresses Shiva by personal names and qualities (Śiva, Śarva, Maheśāna), reflecting Saguna worship; in Linga worship, the same attitude is offered through abhiṣeka, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa, recognizing the Linga as Shiva’s accessible form for devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily bowing with Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a short stotra of Shiva’s names; optionally accompany with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of surrender and protection from apad (distress).