Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने

Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva

Devanagari script

बोधितो गिरिराजश्च मेना विविधसूक्तिभिः । सेतिहासं महेशान प्रबुद्धोसौ न संशयः

Transliteration

bodhito girirājaśca menā vividhasūktibhiḥ | setihāsaṃ maheśāna prabuddhosau na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

噢，摩诃伊舍那，吉利罗阇与梅那以诸多善巧之言，并连同传统圣史而受教；他确已觉悟明了——对此毫无疑惑。

Word by Word

• बोधितः: has been informed/awakened
• बोधितः: क्रिया-विशेष्य (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: बुध्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘awakened/informed’

• गिरिराजः: the king of mountains (Himālaya)
• गिरिराजः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गिरीणां राजा)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• विविधसूक्तिभिः: with various hymns/utterances
• विविधसूक्तिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विविध + सूक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); समासः—कर्मधारयः

• स-इतिहासम्: together with the account/history
• स-इतिहासम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; understood with ‘(कथितम्/श्रुतम्)’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); अव्ययीभावः—‘इतिहाससहितम्’

• महेशान: O Maheśāna
• महेशान: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• प्रबुद्धः: is fully informed
• प्रबुद्धः: क्रिया-विशेष्य (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: बुध्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘fully awakened/informed’

• असौ: he (that one)
• असौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• न: not/no
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता/भाव (Bhāva/State; ‘doubt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages, addressing Shiva as Maheśāna within the quoted account)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himālaya (Girirāja)
• Menā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that right understanding arises through sāttvic counsel grounded in itihāsa (sacred narrative). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, such instruction helps the bound soul (paśu) loosen the bonds (pāśa) by turning the mind toward Pati—Shiva—through clarity, faith, and discernment.

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

By stressing ‘awakening’ through sacred teaching, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship as a practical means: hearing Shiva’s līlā and dharma (itihāsa) matures devotion, making external worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—an inwardly informed act rather than mere ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa and manana: regularly listening to Shiva Purana narratives and reflecting on them, supported by simple daily devotion such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize the awakened understanding.