Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

त्वदग्रे कथनेनानेन किं देवि प्रयोजनम् । तथापि कथितं मेऽद्य जगदाचारतः शिवे

Transliteration

tvadagre kathanenānena kiṃ devi prayojanam | tathāpi kathitaṃ me'dya jagadācārataḥ śive

Translation

女神啊，在你面前叙说这一切又有何用？然而即便如此，吉祥的湿婆女神（Śivā）啊，今日我仍依世间正当的礼法与传统向你陈述。

Word by Word

• tvat: your
• tvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन-रूपेण समासाङ्ग (तव) ‘your’

• agre: in (your) presence
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘त्वदग्रे’ = अव्ययीभाव (तव अग्रे) ‘in your presence’

• kathanena: by speaking/telling
• kathanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव

• anena: by this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘कथनेन’ इति विशेषण

• kim: what?
• kim: Prayojana-vācaka (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• prayojanam: purpose/use
• prayojanam: Pradhāna (प्रधान/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘किं प्रयोजनम्’ = ‘what is the purpose?’

• tathāpi: nevertheless
• tathāpi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concessive adverb) ‘even so/however’

• kathitam: said/told
• kathitam: Kriyā (क्रियाफल/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(it) has been said’

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (enclitic) ‘to me/for me’

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• jagat-ācārataḥ: according to worldly custom
• jagat-ācārataḥ: Hetu/Pramāṇa (हेतु/प्रमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from/according to’; ‘जगदाचारतः’ = जगतः आचारतः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• śive: O Śivā
• śive: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s humility and dharmic pedagogy: even when the Divine Mother already knows, sacred teaching is still spoken to uphold right conduct (ācāra) and to establish a model for devotees—knowledge transmitted with reverence becomes a means toward purification and grace.

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

By stressing jagad-ācāra (proper tradition), the verse supports the Purāṇic principle that Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā performed with scriptural etiquette, mantra, and devotion—creates steadiness of mind and qualifies the seeker for deeper realization of Śiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is adherence to prescribed ācāra in worship: approach Śiva-pūjā with respectful recitation (kathana/śravaṇa), disciplined routine, and devotional sincerity—supporting practices may include mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī) performed in a traditional, orderly manner.