Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49

पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome

Devanagari script

ततस्तेजस्स्वरूपञ्च निराकारं निरंजनम् । निरुपाधिं निरीहञ्च महाद्भुतमरूपकम्

Transliteration

tatastejassvarūpañca nirākāraṃ niraṃjanam | nirupādhiṃ nirīhañca mahādbhutamarūpakam

Translation

随后显现出那实相，其自性乃纯净光辉——无形无相、无垢无染，离诸限制之依附（upādhi），无个人造作，奇妙不可量，而终究非任何物质之形。依湿婆派之见，此即湿婆为“主宰”（Pati）：超越之光，本质为无属性（nirguṇa），先于一切显现。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna-arthaka (हेतु/अपादानार्थक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival sense)

• tejaḥ: splendour, radiance
• tejaḥ: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• svarūpam: own essential form
• svarūpam: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): sva + rūpa

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• nirākāram: formless
• nirākāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष: nir + ākāra

• nirañjanam: stainless, untainted
• nirañjanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-añjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष: nir + añjana

• nirupādhim: without limiting adjuncts
• nirupādhim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-upādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष: nir + upādhi

• nirīham: effortless, desireless
• nirīham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-īha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष: nir + īhā

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mahā-adbhutam: greatly wondrous
• mahā-adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: mahā (great) + adbhuta (wonderful)

• arūpakam: without (any) form
• arūpakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-rūpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष: a(n) + rūpaka

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It describes Śiva as the supreme, stainless Light—beyond form and limitation—indicating that the highest reality is not an object but pure, unconditioned consciousness that grants liberation.

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

The Liṅga is revered as the sign of the formless (nirākāra) Radiance; saguna worship supports the devotee’s mind, while the verse points to the transcendent essence the Liṅga signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as inner light while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); support the practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady devotion, aiming for nirupādhi awareness.