Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्

Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages

Devanagari script

कूटोपदेशमाश्राव्य तत्र तान्नारदो मुनिः । तदाज्ञया च ते सर्वे पितुर्न गृहमाययुः

Transliteration

kūṭopadeśamāśrāvya tatra tānnārado muniḥ | tadājñayā ca te sarve piturna gṛhamāyayuḥ

Translation

在那里，牟尼那罗陀令他们听闻一番机巧之劝；依其指示，他们全都没有回到父亲的家中。

Word by Word

• कूट-उपदेशम्: deceptive instruction
• कूट-उपदेशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट (प्रातिपदिक) + उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव: 'कूटः उपदेशः' (deceptive instruction); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्राव्य: having made (them) hear
• आश्राव्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/absolutive) from causative sense 'to make hear': 'having made (them) hear / having recited'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (to Nārada)

• तत्-आज्ञया: by his command
• तत्-आज्ञया: Hetu/Nimitta (हेतु/Instrumental cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य आज्ञया' (by his command); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of 'ते')

• पितुः: of (their) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• गृहम्: home/house
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म; destination as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आययुः: returned/came
• आययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It highlights how divine agents like Nārada sometimes use strategic instruction to redirect people away from worldly attachments, supporting the Purāṇic theme that dharma and inner detachment can be advanced through providential guidance.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it reflects Saguna Śiva’s governance of the world through devotees and sages; such guidance prepares minds for Śiva-bhakti, where devotion to the Linga and the Lord becomes higher than household pull.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating vairāgya with daily Śiva-smaraṇa—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and steady devotional discipline—so decisions are aligned with dharma rather than mere family pressure.