Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya

Devanagari script

किमर्थं व्याहृता नाथ स प्रसादो विधीयताम् । तदादिष्टा चरेत्कर्म सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा

Transliteration

kimarthaṃ vyāhṛtā nātha sa prasādo vidhīyatām | tadādiṣṭā caretkarma suprasannena cetasā

Translation

“大主啊，您为何如此呼唤我？愿您赐下那份恩典。承蒙您的命令，我将履行所规定之行持，以您恩泽使我心神全然安宁。”

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; interrogative

• अर्थम्: purpose, reason
• अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘for the sake of’ sense with kim

• व्याहृता: (you) have spoken / uttered
• व्याहृता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + आ + हृ (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; addressed to a female: ‘spoken/uttered’

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• सः: that
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रसादः: favor, grace
• प्रसादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विधीयताम्: let it be granted / be done
• विधीयताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be done/ordained’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद/निर्देशक) in composition with आदिष्टा

• आदिष्टा: having been instructed
• आदिष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + दिश् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having been instructed/commanded’

• चरेत्: should perform / should act
• चरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कर्म: action, rite, duty
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सुप्रसन्नेन: with very pleased
• सुप्रसन्नेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; agrees with चेतसा (instrumental) as qualifier

• चेतसा: with mind, with intention
• चेतसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: kimarthaṃ vyāhṛtā nātha sa prasādo vidhīyatām | tadādiṣṭā caret karma suprasannena cetasā

Type: stotra

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 the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on prasāda (Śiva’s grace) as the power that pacifies the mind and enables right action; surrender and receptivity to the Lord’s command become the doorway to purification and liberation.

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

The verse models personal devotion to Saguna Śiva—approaching the Lord as Nātha, seeking His prasāda, and acting under His guidance—an inner attitude that traditionally accompanies Linga worship, mantra-japa, and pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key practice is śaraṇāgati (surrender): pray for Śiva’s prasāda, then carry out one’s vrata/pūjā/japa as instructed, maintaining a calm and purified mind—often supported by Panchākṣarī japa and disciplined observances.