Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्

Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

Devanagari script

एवं स्वरूपं परमं चिंतयन् ध्यानमास्थितः । परमानंदसंमग्नो बभूव बहुसूतिकृत्

Transliteration

evaṃ svarūpaṃ paramaṃ ciṃtayan dhyānamāsthitaḥ | paramānaṃdasaṃmagno babhūva bahusūtikṛt

Translation

如是观想那至上圣相，便安住于坚固禅定；沉浸于无上大乐之中，遂成为多子嗣之生主。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• स्वरूपम्: (one’s) own form/nature
• स्वरूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्वरूपम्)

• चिन्तयन्: meditating/pondering
• चिन्तयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्तरि (active)

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• आस्थितः: having entered/assumed
• आस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘स्थित/आस्थित’ (having assumed/entered)

• परमानन्दसंमग्नः: immersed in supreme bliss
• परमानन्दसंमग्नः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आनन्द + संमग्न (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied subject); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/निर्धारणार्थः—‘परमानन्दे संमग्नः’ (immersed in supreme bliss)

• बभूव: became/was
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बहुसूतिकृत्: producer of many births/offspring
• बहुसूतिकृत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + सूति + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘बहूनां सूतीः करोति’ (one who produces many births/offspring)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained contemplation of Shiva’s supreme nature culminates in dhyāna and paramānanda—an inner state where the soul aligns with Pati (Shiva), loosening the bonds of pāśa and ripening spiritual power and auspicious outcomes.

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

Meditation on Shiva’s ‘parama-svarūpa’ can be approached through Saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga, which steadies the mind; through such focused worship, devotion matures into deeper absorption where Shiva is realized as the supreme reality behind the form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to dhyāna: sit in purity, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) if following Shaiva rites, hold japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and contemplate Shiva’s supreme nature until the mind becomes absorbed in bliss.