Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

शक्तित्रयं गृहाण त्वमिच्छादि प्रापितं मया । नानालीलाप्रभावत्वं स्वतंत्रत्वं भवत्रये

Transliteration

śaktitrayaṃ gṛhāṇa tvamicchādi prāpitaṃ mayā | nānālīlāprabhāvatvaṃ svataṃtratvaṃ bhavatraye

Translation

你当领受我所赐的三种神力——以“意欲”（Icchā，愿力）为首。于三界之中，愿你具足自在主宰之独立，并能显现诸多神圣戏行（līlā）的威德与效验。

Word by Word

• śakti-trayam: the three powers
• śakti-trayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु: 'tisraḥ śaktayaḥ' → collective 'śaktitrayam'

• gṛhāṇa: accept/take
• gṛhāṇa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• icchā-ādi: beginning with will (i.e., will etc.)
• icchā-ādi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative Singular (प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन); 'ādi' as 'etc.'; used adverbially with implied 'śaktitrayam' (icchā-jñāna-kriyā)

• prāpitaṃ: bestowed/caused to be obtained
• prāpitaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prā + āp (धातु) + ita (क्त, कृत्प्रत्यय; causative nuance possible)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter Nominative/Accusative Singular; agrees with 'śaktitrayam' (object)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nānā-līlā-prabhāvatvam: the state of having the power of diverse līlās
• nānā-līlā-prabhāvatvam: Karma/Prāpyam (कर्म/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + līlā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + tva (त्व, भावप्रत्यय)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'nānā-līlāyāḥ prabhāvaḥ' + 'tva' (state of having the power of various plays)

• svatantratvam: independence
• svatantratvam: Karma/Prāpyam (कर्म/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svatantra (प्रातिपदिक) + tva (त्व)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); abstract noun (भाव)

• bhava-traye: in the three worlds
• bhava-traye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु: 'triṣu bhaveṣu' (in the three worlds/existences)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who, by grace, bestows śakti—will, knowledge, and action—so that the devotee or divine counterpart can carry out dharma and līlā in the three worlds, while remaining dependent on Shiva’s higher sovereignty in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

In Saguna worship, the Liṅga signifies Shiva as the source of all powers; this verse frames all effective action (prabhāva) and divine play as arising from Shiva’s bestowed śakti, encouraging devotees to see their capacity for worship and transformation as Shiva’s gift.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is meditation on Shiva as the giver of icchā-jñāna-kriyā śaktis while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and cultivating surrender so one’s will and action align with Shiva’s grace.