Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 73

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

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

Devanagari script

चिंतयस्वात्मनात्मानं स्वलीलाधृतविग्रहः । एकस्त्वं ब्रह्म सगुणो ह्यंशभूता वयं त्रयः

Transliteration

ciṃtayasvātmanātmānaṃ svalīlādhṛtavigrahaḥ | ekastvaṃ brahma saguṇo hyaṃśabhūtā vayaṃ trayaḥ

Translation

请以你自身的内在觉知观照自我，噢以神圣戏游（līlā）而示现形体者。唯你是一切唯一的具德梵（saguṇa Brahman）；我等三者不过是你之分显。

Word by Word

• चिन्तयस्व: reflect, contemplate
• चिन्तयस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• आत्मना: by/with (your) self
• आत्मना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: the Self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्व-लीला-धृत-विग्रहः: (you) whose form is assumed by your own play
• स्व-लीला-धृत-विग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + धृ (धातु)→धृत (कृदन्त) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—'स्वलीलया धृतः विग्रहः यस्य सः'

• एकः: one, single
• एकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वम्)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्म: O Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे)

• सगुणः: with attributes
• सगुणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गुणैः सहितः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• अंशभूताः: having become parts (portions)
• अंशभूताः: Visheshana (विशेषण—of वयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)→भूत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूत-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अंशः भूताḥ)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—apposition to वयम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as the one supreme Lord (Pati) who freely assumes form through līlā, and it directs the seeker toward inner contemplation of the Self—devotion and knowledge united—recognizing other divine functions as dependent, partial manifestations.

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

By calling Shiva the one Saguna Brahman who takes an embodied form, the verse supports worship of Shiva in accessible manifestations—especially the Linga—as a sacred focus through which the formless truth is approached.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is dhyāna: steady contemplation (ciṃtanam) on Shiva within and as the chosen form; in practice this pairs well with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused meditation on the Linga as the manifest support for inner realization.