Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

स्वप्नवर्णनपूर्वकं संक्षेपशिवचरितवर्णनम् / Dream-Portents and a Concise Account of Śiva’s Career

Devanagari script

अभूद्विवादस्तुमहान्सांख्यवेदान्तसंमतः । ततस्तदाज्ञया तत्र संस्थितासीत्सुता मम

Transliteration

abhūdvivādastumahānsāṃkhyavedāntasaṃmataḥ | tatastadājñayā tatra saṃsthitāsītsutā mama

Translation

随后兴起一场大辩论，其论证为数论（Sāṅkhya）与吠檀多（Vedānta）两家所共许。其后依他之命，我的女儿便安住于彼处。

Word by Word

• अभूत्: arose/was
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘arose/was’

• विवादः: dispute
• विवादः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक निपात (adversative particle)

• महान्: great
• महान्: विशेषण (of विवादः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महान्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सांख्यवेदान्तसंमतः: approved by Sāṃkhya and Vedānta
• सांख्यवेदान्तसंमतः: विशेषण (of विवादः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांख्य + वेदान्त + संमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद तत्पुरुष (सांख्येण वेदान्तेन च संमतः/accepted by Sāṃkhya and Vedānta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रम/हेतु (sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (from there/thereafter)

• तत्: that/his
• तत्: विशेषण (of आज्ञया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (as determiner) used with आज्ञया; here ‘his/that’

• आज्ञया: by (his) command
• आज्ञया: करण (Instrument/means: ‘by order’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• संस्थिता: was stationed
• संस्थिता: विधेय (predicate of सुता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘stationed/placed’

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘was’

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Himavan (Parvati’s father), as narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse to the sages

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Sankhya
• Vedanta

FAQs

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

It signals that true spiritual inquiry can be rigorous and yet dharmic—when aligned with right understanding—leading the seeker (here, the daughter) to steadiness and disciplined spiritual placement under proper guidance.

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

By affirming Sāṅkhya and Vedānta as compatible modes of reasoning, the verse supports the Shiva Purana’s approach: philosophical clarity culminates in devotion to Pati (Shiva), often expressed through Saguna worship such as Linga-sevā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadiness under guru/elders’ instruction—maintaining disciplined residence in sādhana, supported by Shiva-oriented practices like japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular purity observances.