Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”

Devanagari script

तासां नामानि शृणु मे पावनानि मुनीश्वर । सदा विघ्नहराण्येव महामंगलदानि च

Transliteration

tāsāṃ nāmāni śṛṇu me pāvanāni munīśvara | sadā vighnaharāṇyeva mahāmaṃgaladāni ca

Translation

噢，诸牟尼之尊，请听我述说她们的名号——这些名号能净化身心，恒常摧破障碍，并赐予大吉祥。

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: from me
• मे: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; एतत्सन्दर्भे ‘मे’ = मम/मह्यम् (of me/from me)

• पावनानि: purifying
• पावनानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नामानि इति विशेषणम्

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां ईश्वरः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• विघ्न-हराणि: removing obstacles
• विघ्न-हराणि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नानां हराणि)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• महा-मङ्गल-दानि: bestowing great auspiciousness
• महा-मङ्गल-दानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु से ‘दाता/द’ अर्थे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (महच्च तत् मङ्गलं, तस्य दानि = giving great auspiciousness)

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Hearing/uttering sacred names is framed as purifying and obstacle-removing, aligning with nāma-smaraṇa as a grace-bearing practice.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

FAQs

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

It teaches that hearing and preserving sacred names is itself a purifying Shaiva practice: the names function as carriers of śakti that remove impediments (vighna) and establish maṅgala, preparing the devotee for steadiness in bhakti and right understanding.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, nāma (holy names) supports concentration and devotion just as liṅga-pūjā does; hearing the names sanctifies the mind, making it fit for mantra, liṅga-dhyāna, and disciplined worship that leads toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa and japa: listen attentively to the sacred names and repeat them with faith; this can be paired with simple Shaiva observances like applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady mantra-recitation to remove obstacles.