Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9

मेना-हिमालयसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

ऋषयश्चैव ते सर्वे शम्भुना संस्मृता यदा । तदाऽऽजग्मुः स्वयं सद्यः कल्पवृक्षा इवापरे

Transliteration

ṛṣayaścaiva te sarve śambhunā saṃsmṛtā yadā | tadā''jagmuḥ svayaṃ sadyaḥ kalpavṛkṣā ivāpare

Translation

当商布忆念（以神圣忆召）那一切圣仙之时，他们便立刻自行来到——宛如如意天树迦尔帕弗利克沙瞬间显现。

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शम्भुना: by Śambhu
• शम्भुना: Kartr̥-karaṇa (कर्तृ-करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संस्मृता: were remembered
• संस्मृता: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (temporal conjunction: when)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरकालवाचक (then)

• आजग्मुः: they came
• आजग्मुः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वयम्: by themselves
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb: of themselves)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (immediately)

• कल्पवृक्षाः: wish-fulfilling trees
• कल्पवृक्षाः: Upamāna (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेष्य (others)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sages (Rishis)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose mere remembrance or will draws the wise to Him instantly, illustrating the speed and certainty of divine grace (anugraha) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Śambhu’s personal, saguna lordship is emphasized: the devotees and sages respond to His call just as worshippers approach the Liṅga—drawn by devotion and Śiva’s presence rather than by external compulsion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct inner invocation aligning the mind with Śiva’s grace and guidance.