Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतिप्रदो देवस्सर्वभावानुभावनः । भक्ताभीष्टप्रदो नित्यं सर्वक्लेशनिवारणः

Transliteration

sarvabhūtiprado devassarvabhāvānubhāvanaḥ | bhaktābhīṣṭaprado nityaṃ sarvakleśanivāraṇaḥ

Translation

彼神赐予一切吉祥与兴盛，使诸般存在之态皆得圆满成熟；祂恒常成就奉爱者所愿，并无有差失地除灭一切苦恼。

Word by Word

• सर्व-भूति-प्रदः: giver of all prosperity
• सर्व-भूति-प्रदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सर्वां भूतिं प्रददाति)

• देवः: the God
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्व-भाव-अनुभावनः: one who makes all states/feelings manifest
• सर्व-भाव-अनुभावनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुभावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् भावान् अनुभावयति/अनुभावयिता)

• भक्त-अभीष्ट-प्रदः: giver of devotees’ desired boons
• भक्त-अभीष्ट-प्रदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (भक्तानाम् अभीष्टं प्रददाति)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम् (accusative used adverbially), नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• सर्व-क्लेश-निवारणः: remover of all afflictions
• सर्व-क्लेश-निवारणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक) + निवारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् क्लेशान् निवारयति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord whose grace gives auspicious attainments and dissolves kleshas; worldly prosperity and inner liberation both arise when the devotee turns to Him with bhakti.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva as the accessible bestower of boons and remover of suffering; Linga-worship embodies this nearness, where the devotee approaches Shiva’s gracious presence for both worldly welfare and spiritual purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady bhakti through Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple Linga-puja (water, bilva leaves) and prayer for removal of kleshas, aligning one’s desires with Shiva’s grace.