Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

Devanagari script

सांख्यवेदांतमतयोश्शिवयोश्शि वदस्सदा । संवादः सुखकृच्चोक्तोऽभिन्नयोस्सुविचारतः

Transliteration

sāṃkhyavedāṃtamatayośśivayośśi vadassadā | saṃvādaḥ sukhakṛccokto'bhinnayossuvicārataḥ

Translation

关于数论与吠檀多之吉祥教义——能导向赐予湿婆之真理——的对话，被说为恒常有益、令人欢悦；因为细致观照之下，可知二者在所指归的真义上本无差别。

Word by Word

• सांख्य-वेदान्त-मतयोः: of the Sāṃkhya and Vedānta doctrines
• सांख्य-वेदान्त-मतयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃkhya (प्रातिपदिक) + vedānta (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (सांख्यश्च वेदान्तश्च; तयोः मतिः/मतयः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• शिवयोः: of the two Śivas / of Śiva and (another) Śiva (dual)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• वदः: speech/statement
• वदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• संवादः: dialogue/discourse
• संवादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• सुख-कृत्: bringing happiness
• सुख-कृत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृ-धातु, कृत्-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुखं करोति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying संवादः)

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

• उक्तः: is said/has been stated
• उक्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् धातु (भाषणे) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with संवादः)

• अभिन्नयोः: of the non-different (two)
• अभिन्नयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a (नञ्) + bhinna (भिद्-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त; पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• सु-विचारतः: from good reasoning/consideration
• सु-विचारतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vicāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (विचारतः = from consideration/analysis), सु-उपसर्गयुक्त

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that sincere inquiry into the highest truth—whether framed through Sāṃkhya or Vedānta—can be “Śiva-giving,” i.e., conducive to auspiciousness and liberation, because their essential intent converges when examined carefully.

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

By calling the teaching “Śiva-bestowing,” it supports the Shaiva view that right understanding culminates in devotion and realization of Shiva; philosophical clarity steadies Linga-worship (saguna upāsanā) and matures it toward direct insight into Shiva as the supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to svādhyāya (scriptural study) and mananā (reflective contemplation): study Shaiva teachings, reflect on their unity of intent, and integrate this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to make the inquiry truly “Śiva-giving.”