Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

सती-शिवचरित्रप्रसङ्गः / The Account of Satī and Śiva’s Divine Conduct

Prelude to Detailed Narrative

Devanagari script

जयेत्युक्त्वाऽन्यतो गच्छन्नदात्तस्मै स्वदर्शनम् । रामाय विपिने तस्मिच्छंकरो भक्तवत्सलः

Transliteration

jayetyuktvā'nyato gacchannadāttasmai svadarśanam | rāmāya vipine tasmicchaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ

Translation

说了“胜利！”便转往他处；然而在那林中，慈爱护念信徒的商羯罗为罗摩之故，赐予他自身的神圣显现（达尔善）。

Word by Word

• जय: victory! / hail!
• जय: सम्बोधन/उद्गार (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उद्गार/सम्बोधनार्थक अव्यय (interjection)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) ‘having said’

• अन्यतः: elsewhere/to another place
• अन्यतः: दिशा/अपादान (Direction/Source nuance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of direction)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि

• अदात्: gave
• अदात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• स्वदर्शनम्: his own vision/appearance
• स्वदर्शनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) = स्व + दर्शन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य दर्शनम्)

• रामाय: to Rāma
• रामाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विपिने: in the forest
• विपिने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: there/in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भक्तवत्सलः: affectionate to devotees
• भक्तवत्सलः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तवत्सल (प्रातिपदिक) = भक्त + वत्सल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भक्तेषु वत्सलः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: jaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rama

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when devotion is sincere, Śaṅkara, the bhakta-vatsala, bestows direct darśana—an experiential confirmation that the Lord is accessible to the devoted and guides them toward liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śiva who can be personally encountered. Linga worship trains the devotee in steady reverence and purity, culminating (by grace) in svadarśana, the Lord’s tangible presence and guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti with regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and daily Śiva-pūjā (including respectful application of bhasma/Tripuṇḍra where appropriate), praying for inner fitness for darśana rather than mere worldly signs.