Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः

Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire

Devanagari script

अनरण्यो वनं गत्वा तपस्तप्त्वाति शंकरम् । समाराध्य ययौ भक्त्या शिवलोकमनामयम्

Transliteration

anaraṇyo vanaṃ gatvā tapastaptvāti śaṃkaram | samārādhya yayau bhaktyā śivalokamanāmayam

Translation

阿那然耶入于林野，修行极严苦行，以深切虔敬礼拜圣主商羯罗（湿婆）；既已圆满取悦于祂，便得至湿婆界（Śivaloka）——湿婆无瑕、无忧无病之净住处。

Word by Word

• anaraṇyaḥ: Anaraṇya
• anaraṇyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive); √गम् = गत्यर्थे (having gone)

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (object of ‘taptvā’)

• taptvā: having practiced
• taptvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; √तप् = तपसि/दाहे (having performed austerity)

• ati: greatly
• ati: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/degree marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/adverb) ‘excessively/very’

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• samārādhya: having propitiated
• samārādhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-rādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; उपसर्गाः सम्+आ; √राध् = आराधने (having duly worshipped/propitiated)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; √या = गत्यर्थे (went)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• śiva-lokam: Śiva’s world
• śiva-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘शिवस्य लोकः’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• anāmayam: free from disease/sorrow
• anāmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषभावः (negation) ‘आमय-रहित’ विशेषणम् (qualifying śivalokam)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga origin; it is a mokṣa/Śivaloka attainment episode: through tapas and bhakti, Anaraṇya ‘fully propitiates’ Śaṅkara and reaches Śivaloka, exemplifying Śiva’s anugraha.

Significance: Soteriological teaching: bhakti + tapas culminate in Śiva’s grace and entry into Śivaloka (freedom from āmayā/duḥkha).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Anaranya
• Shivaloka

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere bhakti supported by disciplined tapas purifies the soul (paśu) and, by Śiva’s grace (Pati’s anugraha), leads to the sorrowless state symbolized here as Śivaloka.

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

The verse highlights ‘samārādhana’—complete propitiation of Śaṅkara—typically performed in the Purāṇic context through Saguna worship such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā, mantra-japa, and offerings, culminating in Śiva’s grace-bestowed attainment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tapas with focused Śiva-ārādhana: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), dhyāna on Śaṅkara, and regular worship (optionally with bhasma and rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines) performed with unwavering devotion.