Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

देवेन्द्र उवाच । देवदेव रमानाथ त्वष्टा मां निहनिष्यति । पुत्रशोकेन तप्तोऽसौ व्याजेनानेन नान्यथा

Transliteration

devendra uvāca | devadeva ramānātha tvaṣṭā māṃ nihaniṣyati | putraśokena tapto'sau vyājenānena nānyathā

Translation

因陀罗说道：“噢，诸神之神，噢，罗摩（室利，Śrī）之主，工匠神特瓦什特里（Tvaṣṭṛ）将要杀我。他因丧子之痛而如被火灼，借此名目求我之死——决非另有缘由。”

Word by Word

• devendraḥ: Devendra (Indra)
• devendraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; speaker tag

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (perfect), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• devadeva: O God of gods
• devadeva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; address; karmadhāraya 'god of gods'

• ramānātha: O Lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• ramānātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramā + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa 'lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī)'

• tvaṣṭā: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• tvaṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; subject

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd), Singular; 1st person pronoun

• nihaniṣyati: will kill; will slay
• nihaniṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + han (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्/periphrastic future), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• putra-śokena: by grief for (his) son
• putra-śokena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra + śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; compound: putraśoka = 'grief for (his) son' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• taptaḥ: burnt; tormented
• taptaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; past passive participle used adjectivally; predicate of asau

• asau: that one; he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• vyājena: by a pretext; under the guise
• vyājena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; means/pretext

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; 'by this'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

Speaker

Indra (Devendra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Shiva
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Ramā (Śrī/Lakṣmī)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights fear born of karmic consequence and rivalry, and points to Śiva (Pati) as the highest refuge when worldly power (like Indra’s) proves unstable; grief and attachment drive retaliatory action, binding beings further in pasha (bondage).

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

Indra’s address to the Supreme Lord reflects turning from external authority to Saguna Śiva as protector and guide; in Purāṇic practice this is embodied by approaching the Śiva-liṅga for śaraṇāgati (surrender), seeking grace that pacifies hostility and fear.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Śiva-pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, cultivating inner steadiness amid threats and conflict.