Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

तदप्यंगीकृतं ब्रह्मन्मया तद्भक्ति तुष्टितः । सा गता भवनं मातुरहमत्रागतो विधे

Transliteration

tadapyaṃgīkṛtaṃ brahmanmayā tadbhakti tuṣṭitaḥ | sā gatā bhavanaṃ māturahamatrāgato vidhe

Translation

噢，婆罗门啊，我也因她的虔敬而心生欢喜，遂接受了那项提议。她已前往母亲的居所，而我来到此处，噢，毗提（Vidhe），万事的安排者。

Word by Word

• tat: that (proposal/thing)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun (that/it)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/also/even)

• aṅgīkṛtam: accepted
• aṅgīkṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aṅgī√kṛ (धातु: कृ) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; past passive participle ‘accepted’

• brahman: O Brahman (Brahmā)
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative address

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by me’

• tat-bhakti: devotion to Him/that
• tat-bhakti: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘devotion to that (Lord)’

• tuṣṭitaḥ: from satisfaction / being pleased
• tuṣṭitaḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ablative ‘from/through satisfaction’ (sense: because of satisfaction)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; pronoun ‘she’

• gatā: went
• gatā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘gone’

• bhavanam: house, abode
• bhavanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative ‘to the house’

• mātuḥ: of (her) mother
• mātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of (her) mother’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; pronoun ‘I’

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of place ‘here’

• āgataḥ: have come
• āgataḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘come’

• vidhe: O Vidhā (Brahmā)
• vidhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātṛ/vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative ‘O Ordainer (Brahmā)’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (narrating to Brahma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights that Shiva is moved by pure bhakti: devotion itself becomes the decisive cause for Shiva’s gracious acceptance, showing the Siddhānta theme that the Lord’s anugraha (grace) responds to sincere love and surrender.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible compassion in narrative form—Shiva personally responds to a devotee’s love. Linga-worship similarly centers on offering devotion and receiving Shiva’s anugraha, even when the devotee’s outer circumstances are complex.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti-sādhana: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a simple offering (water, bilva) to the Shiva Linga, focusing on heartfelt devotion as the primary practice.