Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

नारायणं मुने मां च प्रणनाम शिवस्स्वयम् । लौकिकाचारमाश्रित्य यथा विष्णुश्च कश्यपम्

Transliteration

nārāyaṇaṃ mune māṃ ca praṇanāma śivassvayam | laukikācāramāśritya yathā viṣṇuśca kaśyapam

Translation

圣者啊，湿婆亲自依循世间礼法，向那罗延（Nārāyaṇa）并向我也致敬顶礼；正如毗湿奴亦向迦叶波（Kaśyapa）俯首礼拜一般。

Word by Word

• nārāyaṇam: Narayana
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• praṇanāma: bowed down to
• praṇanāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• śivaḥ: Shiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मवाचक (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• laukika: worldly/common
• laukika: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: laukika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ācāram: conduct/custom
• ācāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśritya: having followed/resorted to
• āśritya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), 'having resorted to/taking refuge in'

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• kaśyapam: Kashyapa
• kaśyapam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Himālaya (Himavān), narrating within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa discourse

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse highlights divine etiquette (laukikācāra) wherein Śiva honors Nārāyaṇa, paralleling Viṣṇu honoring Kaśyapa—teaching dharma through divine conduct.

Significance: Models humility and dharmic decorum for devotees; reinforces that reverence among deities does not negate Śiva’s paratva (supremacy) in Śaiva Siddhānta.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narayana
• Vishnu
• Kashyapa

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the Supreme Lord (Pati) demonstrates humility and dharmic decorum to guide embodied beings (paśu). Reverence shown by Śiva is a model of devotion, restraint, and harmony rather than ego.

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

Saguna Śiva, while transcendent, participates in the world for the uplift of devotees. The verse highlights His accessible, exemplary conduct—supporting devotional worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) rooted in reverence and right practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate namaskāra (prostration) and respectful conduct as daily sādhana—begin worship with salutations to Śiva and the guru/sages, and recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility.