Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

प्रत्यहं चागमिष्यामि दर्शनार्थं तव प्रभो । अनया सुतया स्वामिन्निदेशं दातुमर्हसि

Transliteration

pratyahaṃ cāgamiṣyāmi darśanārthaṃ tava prabho | anayā sutayā svāminnideśaṃ dātumarhasi

Translation

“噢主啊，我将每日前来，只为得见你的圣容。噢大主，请你慈然借由这女儿（我的）赐下你的教诲与指示。”

Word by Word

• प्रति-अहम्: every day
• प्रति-अहम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव: 'प्रत्यहम्' = every day (daily adverb)

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

• आगमिष्यामि: I will come
• आगमिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दर्शन-अर्थम्: for (your) darśana/seeing
• दर्शन-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थक प्रयोग: 'दर्शनस्य अर्थम्' = for the purpose of seeing; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• अनया: by/with this
• अनया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सुतया: with (my) daughter
• सुतया: Saha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्वामिन्: O master
• स्वामिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• आदेशम्: instruction/command
• आदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): 'to give'

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Himālaya (Himavān), father of Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it establishes a daily darśana discipline (nitya-darśana) and frames Pārvatī as the mediating occasion for access to Śiva.

Significance: Supports the ideal of nitya-sevā: regular approach to the Lord (daily temple visit/darśana) rather than sporadic pilgrimage alone.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights bhakti expressed as daily darśana (seeking the Lord’s presence) and śaraṇāgati (humble surrender), where the devotee asks Shiva to give the proper command that aligns life and family duties with divine will (Pati’s grace guiding the paśu toward upliftment).

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

The emphasis on “darśana” reflects Saguna worship—approaching Shiva as the personally accessible Lord who grants audience and guidance. In Shiva Purana practice, such daily approach is commonly fulfilled through Linga-darśana and pūjā, treating the Linga as the compassionate, present form of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-darśana through Linga-pūjā with a steady vow: recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offer water and bilva leaves, and conclude with a prayer for Shiva’s “nideśa” (inner guidance) in conduct.