Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

भोजन-आह्वान-प्रकरणम् — The Episode of Invitation and the Divine Feast

Devanagari script

शिवदत्तवरस्यैव प्रभावमतुलम्परम् । दर्शयन्तं समुल्लासि शिवलोकाभिधानकम्

Transliteration

śivadattavarasyaiva prabhāvamatulamparam | darśayantaṃ samullāsi śivalokābhidhānakam

Translation

随即光辉迸现，显露出湿婆所赐恩赐那无上无比的威力；那被称为“湿婆界（Śivaloka）”的国土，因至高欢腾而灿然辉耀。

Word by Word

• शिवदत्तवरस्य: of the boon given by Śiva
• शिवदत्तवरस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-दत्त-वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘शिवेन दत्तः वरः’ इति तत्पुरुष-समासः, तस्य षष्ठी

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• प्रभावम्: power, splendor
• प्रभावम्: कर्म (Karma/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘प्रभावम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘प्रभावम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दर्शयन्तम्: showing
• दर्शयन्तम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + शप्; दर्शयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; causative sense ‘दर्शय-’ (to show)

• समुल्लासि: radiant, splendid
• समुल्लासि: कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उल्लासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘दर्शयन्तम्’/‘(शिवलोकम्)’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘सम्’ उपसर्गयुक्त ‘उल्लासिन्’ (radiant)

• शिवलोकाभिधानकम्: called ‘Śivaloka’
• शिवलोकाभिधानकम्: कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-लोक-अभिधानक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘शिवलोक’ इति नाम यस्य तत्—तत्पुरुष (नाम-सम्बन्ध)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Śivaloka as the manifest ‘effect’ (prabhāva) of Śiva’s boon—an anugraha motif rather than a terrestrial sthala-māhātmya.

Significance: Contemplation/hearing of Śivaloka’s glory is presented as bhakti-enhancing and grace-invoking (śravaṇa-phala) in Purāṇic pedagogy.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the boon given by Śiva bears incomparable power, culminating in the vision/attainment of Śivaloka—symbolizing nearness to Pati (Śiva) and the soul’s uplift toward liberation.

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

Śivaloka here is presented as the fruit of devotion to Saguna Śiva—worship of Śiva (often through the Liṅga) ripens into direct divine favor, by which the devotee is led to Śiva’s realm and presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies steadfast bhakti and remembrance of Śiva; a practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Liṅga-pūjā, supported by tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as aids to Śiva-centered meditation.