Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

देवगुरुप्रेषणम्

Himālaya Mission of the Gods’ Preceptor / The Gods Send Their Guru

Devanagari script

पश्य शैलाधिप त्वं च न तस्यैकोस्ति बान्धवः । महारत्नाकरस्त्वञ्च तस्य किञ्चिद्धनं न हि

Transliteration

paśya śailādhipa tvaṃ ca na tasyaikosti bāndhavaḥ | mahāratnākarastvañca tasya kiñciddhanaṃ na hi

Translation

看哪，噢群山之主：他连一个亲族也没有。纵然你是伟大的珠宝矿藏，他却毫无财物。 （然而外在的匮乏并不减损湿婆的主宰性；主自足圆满，并赐予真实之富——虔敬与解脱。）

Word by Word

• paśya: see/observe
• paśya: Kriyā/Predicate (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śaila-adhipa: O lord of the mountain
• śaila-adhipa: Sambodhana/Vocative (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ekaḥ: even one
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used with 'bāndhavaḥ' as qualifier

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā/Predicate (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bāndhavaḥ: a relative/kinsman
• bāndhavaḥ: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-ratna-ākaraḥ: a great mine of jewels
• mahā-ratna-ākaraḥ: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + ākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kiñcit: any
• kiñcit: Viśeṣaṇa/Quantifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Avyaya-prāya indeclinable pronoun (अव्ययवत् सर्वनाम): 'some/any/a little'

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात): 'indeed'

Speaker

An elder/counsellor in Himālaya’s court (addressing Himālaya about Shiva’s outward poverty)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It contrasts worldly measures (family lineage and material wealth) with Shiva’s transcendence: the Lord may appear bereft outwardly, yet He is Pati—the self-sufficient bestower of grace—whose true ‘wealth’ is liberation and bhakti.

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

Linga-worship emphasizes Shiva’s completeness beyond social status and possessions. Even when approached as Saguna (with form and līlā), the devotee learns to honor Him not for worldly advantage but for inner purification and divine union.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate vairāgya while offering simple, sincere worship—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mindful Linga-abhiṣeka—valuing devotion over costly display.