Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

नैष्कर्म्येण सुलभ्याय कैवल्यपतये नमः । पुरुषाय परेशाय नमस्ते सर्वदाय च

Transliteration

naiṣkarmyeṇa sulabhyāya kaivalyapataye namaḥ | puruṣāya pareśāya namaste sarvadāya ca

Translation

顶礼于汝，凭借无为清净（naiṣkarmya）而易得之主；顶礼于汝，绝对解脱（Kaivalya）之主宰。顶礼于汝，至上之普鲁沙（Puruṣa）、最高之主，恒常赐予一切福佑者。

Word by Word

• नैष्कर्म्येण: by non-action / by freedom from karma
• नैष्कर्म्येण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैष्कर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/हेत्वर्थ (instrumental: by/through)

• सुलभ्याय: to the easily attainable (one)
• सुलभ्याय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुलभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु + लभ्य), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कैवल्यपतये: to the Lord of kaivalya
• कैवल्यपतये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैवल्य + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कैवल्यस्य पतिः), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• पुरुषाय: to the Person (Puruṣa)
• पुरुषाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th), एकवचन

• परेशाय: to the Supreme Lord
• परेशाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (परः ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th), एकवचन; 'नमः ते' = to you

• सर्वदाय: to the giver of all
• सर्वदाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th), एकवचन; दा-प्रत्ययान्त (giver)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn of praise within the Satī narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नैष्कर्म्येण सुलभ्याय कैवल्यपतये नमः । पुरुषाय परेशाय नमस्ते सर्वदाय च

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who grants both worldly good and kaivalya (final liberation), and teaches that inner freedom from doership (naiṣkarmya) makes Him readily attainable.

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

Though Shiva is beyond qualities, devotees approach Him through accessible Saguna worship—such as the Śiva-liṅga—because He is ‘sulabha’ (easy to reach) when devotion is joined with purity and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a renounced attitude toward egoic doership, offering all actions to Shiva; this aligns with naiṣkarmya and supports meditation on Him as the giver of all and the bestower of liberation.