Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु त्वं च मुने सर्वं सतीशिवयशश्शुभम् । पावनं परमं दिव्यं गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं परम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | śṛṇu tvaṃ ca mune sarvaṃ satīśivayaśaśśubham | pāvanaṃ paramaṃ divyaṃ guhyādguhyatamaṃ param

Translation

梵天说道：噢，牟尼啊，且听我详述萨蒂与湿婆的吉祥威德。此事至为净化，最为殊胜而神圣，乃至上之秘，隐于诸秘之中更深。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Listener addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘शृणु’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• सतीशिवयशःशुभम्: the auspicious fame of Satī and Śiva
• सतीशिवयशःशुभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती + शिव + यशस् + शुभ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/समाहार: सतीशिवयोः यशः (fame of Satī and Śiva) यत् शुभम् (auspicious)

• पावनम्: purifying
• पावनम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) यशःशुभम्

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गुह्यात्: than (what is) secret
• गुह्यात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative of comparison)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तुलना/अपादान (than secret)

• गुह्यतमम्: most secret
• गुह्यतमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्यतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative) विशेषणम्

• परम्: highest
• परम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Sati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse frames Satī–Śiva-kathā as “supremely purifying” and “the highest secret,” indicating that attentive listening (śravaṇa) to the Lord’s sacred narrative is itself a means of inner purification and a doorway to grace (anugraha) in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.

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

By calling the glory of Satī and Śiva “divine” and “most secret,” the text points to Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva through revered forms, names, and stories. Such hearing naturally supports Linga-worship as a concrete, devotional focus that carries the ‘hidden’ spiritual truth into daily practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct practice implied is śravaṇa—listening with reverence to Shiva Purana recitation. As a simple takeaway, one may hear/recite this section after offering water to the Shiva Linga and mentally repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the purifying teaching.