Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle

Devanagari script

श्रवणं कीर्तनं चैव स्मरणं सेवनं तथा । दास्यं तथार्चनं देवि वंदनं मम सर्वदा

Transliteration

śravaṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ caiva smaraṇaṃ sevanaṃ tathā | dāsyaṃ tathārcanaṃ devi vaṃdanaṃ mama sarvadā

Translation

女神啊，于我恒常可爱而有灵验者是：聆听（我之功德）、歌咏赞颂、忆念于我、恭敬侍奉、以仆从之心、供奉礼拜，以及常常顶礼致敬。

Word by Word

• श्रवणम्: hearing
• श्रवणम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कीर्तनम्: chanting/praising
• कीर्तनम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्मरणम्: remembering
• स्मरणम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सेवनम्: service
• सेवनम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• दास्यम्: servitude
• दास्यम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also)

• अर्चनम्: worship
• अर्चनम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वन्दनम्: salutation
• वन्दनम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General tīrtha-logic: these bhakti-aṅgas are presented as universally efficacious, applicable at any Śiva-kṣetra and liṅga-sthāna.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It lists core forms of Shiva-bhakti—hearing, chanting, remembrance, service, humble self-offering, worship, and salutation—showing that steady devotion to Pati (Shiva) purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa), leading toward grace and liberation.

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

Practices like arcana (formal worship) and vandana (prostration) are directly performed before the Shiva Linga as Saguna Shiva, while śravaṇa, kīrtana, and smaraṇa sustain inner worship—uniting external ritual with inward contemplation of Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily arcana and vandana to Shiva (often before the Linga), supported by śravaṇa-kīrtana of Shiva-kathā and smaraṇa through japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as continuous remembrance and service.