Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

सत्यप्रतिज्ञा-तपःसंवादः

Pārvatī’s Vow of Truth and the Dialogue on Her Tapas

Devanagari script

एकाकी च सदा नित्यं विरागी च विशेषतः । तस्मात्त्वं हि हरे नैव मनो योक्तुं तु चार्हसि

Transliteration

ekākī ca sadā nityaṃ virāgī ca viśeṣataḥ | tasmāttvaṃ hi hare naiva mano yoktuṃ tu cārhasi

Translation

祂恒常独居，永远自足，尤以彻底离欲为最。故而，噢哈利啊，你万不可试图以世俗的期待去系缚你的心于祂。

Word by Word

• एकाकी: solitary
• एकाकी: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• नित्यम्: constantly
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (accusative used adverbially); क्रियाविशेषण

• विरागी: dispassionate
• विरागी: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: particularly
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययप्रयोग (ablative used as indeclinable: ‘therefore/from that’)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योक्तुम्: to attach
• योक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to join/attach’

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (but/indeed)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (and)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as Pati—ever-free, self-complete, and supremely detached—teaching that liberation arises by aligning the mind with His transcendence rather than projecting worldly motives onto Him.

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

The Liṅga signifies Shiva’s transcendence and self-sufficiency; even when worshipped in a saguna form, the devotee is reminded that Shiva remains untouched by desire, so worship should be offered without bargaining—pure bhakti with inner renunciation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mental restraint and vairagya: sit in stillness, repeat the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and contemplate Shiva as ekākī and virāgī—unbound by craving—so the mind becomes steady and devotional.