Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

ईश्वरागमनं हिमवदादि-समागमश्च / The Arrival of Īśvara and the Assembly of Himālaya, Devas, and Mountains

Devanagari script

शिवाज्ञया पुरो भूत्वा जगाम स्वपुरं गिरिः । शेषहर्यात्मभूश्शीघ्रं मुनिभिः निर्जरादिभिः

Transliteration

śivājñayā puro bhūtvā jagāma svapuraṃ giriḥ | śeṣaharyātmabhūśśīghraṃ munibhiḥ nirjarādibhiḥ

Translation

奉湿婆之命，群山（喜马拉雅）先行在前，作为领袖前往自己的城都。紧随其后疾速而来的是舍沙、诃利（毗湿奴）、自生者（梵天），并诸牟尼圣仙与不死天众。

Word by Word

• शिव-आज्ञया: by Śiva’s command
• शिव-आज्ञया: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु: by/through the command)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śivasya ājñā); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुरः: in front/first
• पुरः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'in front/first')

• भूत्वा: having become/being
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhū (धातु) → bhūtvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्व-पुरम्: to his own city
• स्व-पुरम्: Karma (कर्म/destination as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (svam eva puram); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गिरिः: the mountain (Himālaya)
• गिरिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शेष-हरि-आत्मभूः: Śeṣa, Hari (Viṣṇu), and Brahmā (collectively)
• शेष-हरि-आत्मभूः: Karta (कर्ता/subject; understood with 'went' or 'followed')
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hari (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmabhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective: Śeṣa, Hari, and Ātmabhū/Brahmā); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• मुनिभिः: with sages
• मुनिभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/associative: along with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• निर्जर-आदिभिः: with gods and others
• निर्जर-आदिभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/associative: along with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirjara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ādi-meaning: 'and others'); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himālaya
• Śeṣa
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Sages (Munis)
• Devas (Nirjaras)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s ājñā (divine command) as the harmonizing power of the cosmos—when even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the devas move in accord with Śiva, it models the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of surrendering limited will to the Supreme Pati.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who issues compassionate direction within divine history; Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to recognize Śiva’s living presence and to act in alignment with His will rather than egoic impulse.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is ājñā-anusandhāna—mentally offering one’s actions to Śiva while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as reminders of disciplined, Śiva-centered obedience.