Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

गिरिराजस्य वचनात्तनयां तस्य शंकरः । पार्श्वे समीपे जग्राह गौरवादपि गोपरः

Transliteration

girirājasya vacanāttanayāṃ tasya śaṃkaraḥ | pārśve samīpe jagrāha gauravādapi goparaḥ

Translation

依雪山王吉利罗阇（喜马拉雅）之言，圣者商羯罗接纳其女，令其常依于身侧；虽祂超越一切世间名誉，却以慈恩与敬重而如此行。

Word by Word

• गिरिराजस्य: of the king of mountains (Himālaya)
• गिरिराजस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—गिरिः + राजा (कर्मधारय)

• वचनात्: from/because of the word (command)
• वचनात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (ablative of cause/source)

• तनयाम्: the daughter
• तनयाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that (of him)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पार्श्वे: at the side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• समीपे: nearby
• समीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• जग्राह: took/held
• जग्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• गौरवात्: out of respect
• गौरवात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• गोपरः: the cowherd (disguised)
• गोपरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to शंकरः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himalaya (Giriraja)

FAQs

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

It shows Pati (Śiva) responding to sincere devotion and rightful request: though transcendent, He draws the soul (symbolized by Pārvatī) near by grace, honoring dharma and the devotee’s love.

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

As Saguna Śiva, the Lord becomes approachable and relational—‘keeping near His side’ mirrors how the devotee experiences Śiva’s nearness through Liṅga-worship, mantra, and daily pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady upāsanā with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Liṅga-archana, cultivating humility and surrender so the Lord is ‘held near’ in the heart through grace.