Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection

Devanagari script

हत्वैनं विधिमेवाहं स्वपणं पूरयन् कृतम् । स्रष्टारमेकं स्रक्ष्यामि न निवारय मेश माम्

Transliteration

hatvainaṃ vidhimevāhaṃ svapaṇaṃ pūrayan kṛtam | sraṣṭāramekaṃ srakṣyāmi na nivāraya meśa mām

Translation

“既已诛灭此梵天——那制定法度者——我必成就我所立之誓愿。我将只立一位造物主；主啊，莫要阻我，莫要拦我。”

Word by Word

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √han; indeclinable verbal form (क्रियाविशेषण)

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun form

• vidhim: Brahmā / the Creator (Vidhi)
• vidhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• svapaṇam: my vow/undertaking (lit. own bargain)
• svapaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pūrayan: fulfilling
• pūrayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṝ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; from √pṝ/पूरय् (causative sense ‘to fill/fulfil’)

• kṛtam: the deed (done)
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used substantively

• sraṣṭāram: the creator
• sraṣṭāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sraṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ekam: one/alone
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying sraṣṭāram

• srakṣyāmi: I shall create
• srakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• nivāraya: prevent/stop
• nivāraya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; causative (णिच्) from √vṛ ‘to restrain’ → ‘to prevent’

• me: me/my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; here: ‘of me’/‘to me’ (context: ‘do not stop me’)

• īśa: O Lord
• īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights Rudra’s role as the supreme governor of cosmic order: when the creator-principle becomes ego-driven, Shiva intervenes to restore dharma, teaching that all powers of creation remain subordinate to Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse underscores Saguna Shiva as the living Lord who corrects imbalance in the cosmos; Linga-worship trains the devotee to surrender personal “doership,” mirroring how even Brahma’s function is under Shiva’s sovereignty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhāva of surrender and humility, paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance that pride and false agency must be reduced to ash.