Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58

गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा

Permission for Girijā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

यदि नारद तत्रोक्तमंत्रो जप्तश्शराक्षरः । सुभक्त्या विधिना नित्यं संप्रसीदतु शंकरः

Transliteration

yadi nārada tatroktamaṃtro japtaśśarākṣaraḥ | subhaktyā vidhinā nityaṃ saṃprasīdatu śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

那罗陀啊，若依所传之法，以至诚奉爱之心，日日将彼处所授真言逐字逐音持诵，则商羯罗（Śaṅkara）必大悦而垂赐恩泽。

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there/in that context
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• उक्तमन्त्रः: the stated mantra
• उक्तमन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त (वच् धातोः क्त, कृदन्त) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘उक्तः मन्त्रः’ (the said/mentioned mantra)

• जप्तः: recited
• जप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (मन्त्रः) ‘recited’

• शराक्षरः: five-syllabled
• शराक्षरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास—‘शर’ (=५) + ‘अक्षर’ → ‘five-syllabled’; (मन्त्रस्य विशेषणम्)

• सु-भक्त्या: with sincere devotion
• सु-भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘सु-भक्तिः’ (good devotion)

• विधिना: by the proper method
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always/regularly
• नित्यम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-द्वितीया (accusative used adverbially)

• संप्रसीदतु: may (he) be gracious
• संप्रसीदतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s anugraha (grace) arises from steady daily japa performed with both devotion (bhakti) and right discipline (vidhi), aligning the devotee toward purification and liberation under Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śaṅkara as the gracious Lord who responds to worship—where mantra-japa, done correctly and lovingly, is a core limb of Linga-centered pūjā and devotional practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily mantra-japa, reciting each syllable clearly and attentively, following the prescribed procedure and sustaining heartfelt devotion to Śiva.