Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

अथो हरिं समाहूय वैकुंठात्प्रीतमानसः । तद्भक्त्या पूर्णया देवि मोदतिस्म महेश्वरः

Transliteration

atho hariṃ samāhūya vaikuṃṭhātprītamānasaḥ | tadbhaktyā pūrṇayā devi modatisma maheśvaraḥ

Translation

随后，摩诃提婆心怀欢悦，从毗昆吒召请哈利而来；噢，女神啊，由那圆满的奉爱使其彻底满足，摩醯湿伐罗在内心自得欢喜。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• उ: indeed/and
• उ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having called)

• वैकुण्ठात्: from Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• प्रीतमानसः: whose mind was pleased
• प्रीतमानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya mānasaṃ prītam)

• तत्: his/that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of that/his)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• पूर्णया: complete/whole
• पूर्णया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भक्त्या)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मोदति: rejoices
• मोदति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्म: indeed/then (particle)
• स्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; भूतार्थ/स्मरणार्थक (particle indicating past/continuity with present)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahān īśvaraḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Satīkhaṇḍa account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva is moved by pūrṇa-bhakti (complete devotion). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, when devotion becomes whole and selfless, the Lord’s grace (anugraha) naturally manifests, bringing inner joy and spiritual upliftment.

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

It highlights Saguna Śiva’s responsive, personal aspect: the Lord relates to devotees and responds to devotion. Linga-worship similarly trains the mind toward steady reverence, where sincere bhakti culminates in Śiva’s pleased bestowal of grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate pūrṇa-bhakti through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple, consistent Shiva-pūjā (including Tripuṇḍra/bhasma if practiced), focusing on sincerity rather than display.