Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

मेना-हिमालयसंवादः

Menā’s Counsel to Himālaya; Response to Slander of Śiva

Devanagari script

वाङ्मनःकायजं किंचित्पुण्यं स्मरणसम्भवम् । तत्सर्वं संगतं चाद्य स्मरणानुग्रहात्तव

Transliteration

vāṅmanaḥkāyajaṃ kiṃcitpuṇyaṃ smaraṇasambhavam | tatsarvaṃ saṃgataṃ cādya smaraṇānugrahāttava

Translation

凡由忆念而从我之言语、心意与身行所生的些许功德，今日皆已汇聚圆满，皆赖忆念于你的恩泽。

Word by Word

• वाक्-मनः-काय-जम्: born of speech, mind, and body (i.e., by word, thought, and deed)
• वाक्-मनः-काय-जम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + काय (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (वाक्+मनः+काय) as prior member + तद्धित/कृदन्त-प्राय 'ज' (जन्म/उत्पत्ति) forming तत्पुरुष: वाक्मनःकायात् जातम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of पुण्यम्

• किंचित्: some, a little
• किंचित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्यय-प्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (indefinite) विशेषण of पुण्यम्

• पुण्यम्: merit, virtue
• पुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्मरण-सम्भवम्: arising from remembrance
• स्मरण-सम्भवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्मरणस्य सम्भवम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of पुण्यम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative used with सर्वम्

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; refers to all the merit mentioned

• संगतम्: has accrued/has been gathered
• संगतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate participle: 'has come together/has accrued'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• स्मरण-अनुग्रहात्: from/through the grace of remembrance
• स्मरण-अनुग्रहात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्मरणस्य अनुग्रहः; तस्मात् (ablative) — पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5 विभक्ति), एकवचन; हेतु/कारणवाचक (cause)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन; possessive genitive

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Smaraṇa (remembrance) is presented as a direct conduit of anugraha; pilgrims are taught that inner recollection can ‘gather’ all merits into a single liberating orientation toward Śiva.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that even small spiritual effort—when rooted in sincere remembrance—becomes fruitful through Shiva’s anugraha (grace), which gathers and perfects one’s scattered merits.

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

Remembrance is sustained through Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and contemplation of Shiva’s form—by which devotion ripens and grace becomes manifest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily smaraṇa via Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with mental focus, spoken recitation, and bodily worship (archana/namaskāra), uniting speech, mind, and action in one devotion.