Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)

Devanagari script

वाद्यमानेषु वाद्येषु गायमानेषु तेषु च । पठत्सु विप्रवर्येषु वादान् भक्त्यान्वितेषु च

Transliteration

vādyamāneṣu vādyeṣu gāyamāneṣu teṣu ca | paṭhatsu vipravaryeṣu vādān bhaktyānviteṣu ca

Translation

当乐器齐鸣、歌咏相和之时，诸位最上婆罗门怀抱虔敬，诵念神圣之语；仪式便在恭敬赞颂的氛围中继续进行。

Word by Word

• vādyamāneṣu: while being played
• vādyamāneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāday (धातु) → vādyamāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural); locative absolute sense

• vādyeṣu: in/among musical instruments
• vādyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural)

• gāyamāneṣu: while being sung
• gāyamāneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gai (धातु) → gāyamāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural); locative absolute sense

• teṣu: among those (songs/performances)
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• paṭhatsu: while (they) were reciting
• paṭhatsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṭh (धातु) → paṭhat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural); locative absolute sense

• vipravaryeṣu: among the best of Brahmins
• vipravaryeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः: ‘श्रेष्ठाः विप्राः’), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural)

• vādān: chants/recitations (lit. utterances)
• vādān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (plural)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (singular)

• anviteṣu: endowed/associated (with devotion)
• anviteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu + i (धातु) → anvita (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

FAQs

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

It highlights that true ritual power in Shaiva tradition is completed by bhakti—devotional intent—expressed through kīrtana (song), vādyas (instruments), and sacred recitation, creating a sanctified field for Shiva-oriented worship.

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

The verse describes the customary devotional setting of Saguna worship—praise, chanting, and music—through which the mind is gathered and offered to Shiva, supporting focused reverence toward the Linga as the accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests accompanying worship with mantra-recitation and devotional singing; in practice this aligns with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) along with bhajana/kīrtana during pūjā.