Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents

Utpātas

Devanagari script

यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । देयं वरद्वयं मह्यं कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि

Transliteration

yadi prasanno deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | deyaṃ varadvayaṃ mahyaṃ kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari

Translation

“若您欢喜，噢诸神之主；若您愿赐我恩典——那么请怜悯我，赐予我这两项恩赐。”

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate of addressed deity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; देव-ईश (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• यदि: if
• यदि: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: विधेय (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be given)

• वरः: boon
• वरः: कर्ता/विधेय-आधार (subject of 'deyaḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: विधेय (injunctive predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/आज्ञार्थ (let it be given)

• वरद्वयम्: two boons
• वरद्वयम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक); वर-द्वय (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (two boons)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done, having shown
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• मम: of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• उपरि: upon, towards
• उपरि: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition/adverb), अधिकरणार्थ (upon/over)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights anugraha (divine grace): when the devotee approaches Śiva with humility and devotion, boons arise not from entitlement but from the Lord’s compassionate pleasure (prasāda) toward the soul.

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

It reflects Saguna-Śiva devotion—speaking to the personal Lord (Deveśa) who responds to bhakti. In Linga worship, the same attitude is expressed through prayer and offering, seeking Śiva’s prasāda rather than merely worldly gain.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is heartfelt supplication before the Śiva-liṅga, accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a prayer for Śiva’s compassion (kṛpā), aligning one’s requests with dharma and liberation.