Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

विलोकयन्ती तं शम्भुं यस्यार्थे परमन्तपः । कृतम्पुरा महाप्रीत्या विरराज शिवाति सा

Transliteration

vilokayantī taṃ śambhuṃ yasyārthe paramantapaḥ | kṛtampurā mahāprītyā virarāja śivāti sā

Translation

她凝望着商婆（Śambhu）——正为此尊，昔日那位至极苦行者曾行猛烈苦修（tapas）。她以大欢喜而光辉灿然，真实成就为“吉祥女神·湿婆妃”（Śivā），即湿婆（Śiva）之瑞相配偶。

Word by Word

• विलोकयन्ती: looking (at)
• विलोकयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु) (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक-कर्तरि-शतृ (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (she who is looking)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अर्थे: for the sake (of)
• अर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Purpose-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/विषय (for the sake of)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (as adjective to तपः understood)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कृतम्: performed
• कृतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (done/performed)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• महाप्रीत्या: with great joy
• महाप्रीत्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महती प्रीतिः)

• विरराज: shone forth
• विरराज: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that steadfast tapas joined with loving devotion culminates in Śiva-darśana; by beholding Śambhu, Pārvatī becomes radiant and established as “Śivā,” symbolizing auspicious union with Pati (the Lord) through grace.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śambhu who can be lovingly beheld. In Śaiva practice, this same accessible Lord is approached through Liṅga-upāsanā as a concrete focus for devotion, leading to inner purification and divine proximity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined tapas supported by bhakti—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady dhyāna on Śiva’s form, ideally accompanied by simple Śiva-pūjā (water offering, bilva leaves) as one’s capacity permits.