Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य प्रियावाक्यं सुधाधाराशतोपमम् । मुमुदेऽतीव विश्वेशो लौकिकाचारतत्परः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | ityākarṇya priyāvākyaṃ sudhādhārāśatopamam | mumude'tīva viśveśo laukikācāratatparaḥ

Translation

梵天说道：听闻那可爱之语，宛如百道甘露之流；主宰万有的毗湿维沙（湿婆），虽恒守世间礼法，亦欢喜无量。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (वक्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्ण्/कॢ (धातु; ‘to hear’)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्तम् (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययम्; ‘having heard’

• प्रियावाक्यम्: pleasant words
• प्रियावाक्यम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (प्रियं वाक्यम्)

• सुधाधाराशतोपमम्: like a hundred streams of nectar
• सुधाधाराशतोपमम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधा + धारा + शत + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सुधाधाराशतस्य उपमम् = comparable to a hundred streams of nectar)

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• मुमुदे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तीव्रतावाचक (intensifier)

• विश्वेशः: Lord of the universe
• विश्वेशः: कर्ता (कर्तृ/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईशः)

• लौकिकाचारतत्परः: devoted to worldly conduct
• लौकिकाचारतत्परः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक + आचार + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (लौकिके आचारे तत्परः = devoted to worldly propriety)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The epithet Viśveśa/Viśvanātha evokes Kāśī, where Śiva is hailed as Lord of the universe; the verse itself is set in the divine wedding narrative, not a Kāśī-māhātmya episode.

Significance: Darśana of Viśvanātha is held to grant liberation-supporting grace (anugraha) and steadiness in dharma; here the emphasis is Śiva’s loka-saṅgraha (upholding propriety).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that Śiva, the Lord of the universe, responds with joy to sincere, affectionate devotion; loving speech offered with bhakti becomes “nectar,” revealing His accessible, grace-bestowing Saguna aspect.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva (Viśveśa) as personally responsive—just as Linga-worship is an intimate offering where words, prayers, and praises are received as direct devotion to the Lord present for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer heartfelt stuti and japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with gentle, truthful speech; such devotional utterance is treated as nectar by Śiva and supports inner purity and steadiness in dharma.