Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43

देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras

Devanagari script

तच्चिंतया विनोद्वाहं स्थास्यामि कमलासन । तस्माज्जायां प्रादिश त्वं मत्कर्मानुगतां सदा

Transliteration

tacciṃtayā vinodvāhaṃ sthāsyāmi kamalāsana | tasmājjāyāṃ prādiśa tvaṃ matkarmānugatāṃ sadā

Translation

“以此观想，我将安住无忧，噢莲华座上的尊者。故请赐我一位妻子——恒常随顺并扶持我所被规定的职责与行持。”

Word by Word

• tat: by/with that
• tat: Hetu/Karaṇa (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially with ciṃtayā

• ciṃtayā: by (that) thought/consideration
• ciṃtayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ciṃtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vinodvāham: a diversion/relief (lit. bearer of amusement)
• vinodvāham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinoda + vāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: vinodasya vāhaḥ (genitive relation)

• sthāsyāmi: I shall remain/stand
• sthāsyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic Future), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• kamalāsana: O Lotus-seated (Brahmā)
• kamalāsana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: kamalasya āsanam (locative/genitive relation)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as ablatival adverb ‘therefore/from that’ (तस्मात्)

• jāyām: wife
• jāyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prādiśa: assign/grant
• prādiśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + diś (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• matkarmānugatām: one who follows my actions/duties
• matkarmānugatām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mat + karma + anugata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying jāyām; compound: mat (genitive sense ‘my’) + karma (object) + anugata (past participle used adjectivally)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla/Avadhi (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse shows Shiva presenting household life as a dharmic instrument: a worthy consort is sought not for mere pleasure, but to sustain righteous action and inner steadiness—supporting the Shaiva aim of living in the world without bondage.

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

Here Shiva appears in a personal (saguṇa) mode, guiding cosmic order through Brahmā; devotion to Shiva includes honoring the roles he establishes—such as marriage and duty—while remembering Shiva as the inner Lord beyond all roles (liṅga as the sign of the Supreme).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is “tac-cintā” (contemplation): steady remembrance of Shiva and his intent while performing one’s duties; this supports japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside disciplined, dharmic conduct.