Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

अतद्व्यावृत्तितस्तां वै चकितं चकितं सदा । अभिधत्ते श्रुतिरपि परेषां का कथा मता

Transliteration

atadvyāvṛttitastāṃ vai cakitaṃ cakitaṃ sadā | abhidhatte śrutirapi pareṣāṃ kā kathā matā

Translation

由于她恒常回避一切非至上者，连《圣闻》（Śruti）也称她为常处惊异之境；那么其他众生又何足道——他们又能真正领会多少呢？

Word by Word

• अतद्-व्यावृत्तितः: due to the inability to reach/turn back from that (i.e., from not attaining it)
• अतद्-व्यावृत्तितः: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतद् (अव्यय/निपातवत्) + व्यावृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from/owing to ...')

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; emphasis)

• चकितम्: astonished
• चकितम्: Bhāva (भाव/state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चकित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चक्/चकित्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: 'in amazement')

• चकितम्: utterly astonished
• चकितम्: Bhāva (भाव/state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चकित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चक्/चकित्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for intensity)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• अभिधत्ते: declares / expresses
• अभिधत्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) उपसर्ग: अभि-
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रुतिः: the Veda (śruti)
• श्रुतिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: also/even)

• परेषाम्: of others
• परेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) (contextual), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• का: what? / what (then)
• का: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/interrogative determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• कथा: talk, mention
• कथा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मता: considered / possible
• मता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मन्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Shruti (Vedas)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-tattva is beyond ordinary cognition; even the Vedas gesture toward the Supreme with reverent wonder, so the seeker should approach with humility, devotion, and inner purification.

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

Since the Absolute is difficult to grasp conceptually, the Purana supports Saguna upasana—such as Linga worship—as a compassionate, accessible focus through which devotion matures toward realization of Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) with a contemplative attitude of awe and surrender; support it with simple Shaiva observances like Tripundra (bhasma) and daily Shiva-puja where appropriate.