Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

त्वद्द्वेष्टारो हरे नूनं मया शास्याः प्रयत्नतः । त्वद्भक्तानां मया विष्णो देयं निर्वाणमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tvaddveṣṭāro hare nūnaṃ mayā śāsyāḥ prayatnataḥ | tvadbhaktānāṃ mayā viṣṇo deyaṃ nirvāṇamuttamam

Translation

噢，哈利（Hari）啊，憎恨你的众人，我必竭力加以惩戒；而对你的奉献者，噢，毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）啊，我将赐予至上的涅槃解脱。

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular), सर्वनाम; ‘thy/your’ (possessive)

• द्वेष्टारः: haters
• द्वेष्टारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; agent noun from √द्विष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of certainty)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• शास्याः: will be punished
• शास्याः: Karya/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शास् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद; द्वितीय-पुरुष? न; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘शास्याः’ = भविष्यत्कालिक-कर्तरि/कर्मणि-भावः; प्रथमा-बहुवचन-विशेषणवत् (to be punished)

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort
• प्रयत्नतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from/with effort’ = ‘earnestly’

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √भज्-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• देयम्: to be given
• देयम्: Karya/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक; √दा-यत्/णीयत्, gerundive)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg); विधेय-विशेषण: ‘to be given’

• निर्वाणम्: liberation (nirvāṇa)
• निर्वाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg)

• उत्तमम्: supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg); निर्वाणम्-विशेषण

Speaker

Satī (speaking to Lord Viṣṇu/Hari)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts dveṣa (hostility to the Divine) with bhakti (devotion): hostility leads to corrective chastisement, while sincere devotion is honored with the highest spiritual end—nirvāṇa—showing that grace follows devotion and dharmic alignment.

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

Though addressed to Viṣṇu, the teaching aligns with Shiva Purana’s bhakti framework: devotion to the personal Divine (saguṇa) is a direct means to grace and liberation; in Shaiva Siddhānta terms, liberation arises by the Lord’s anugraha (grace) when the devotee’s orientation is purified.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steadfast bhakti and avoidance of dveṣa/aparādha: daily japa with a chosen name/mantra (e.g., pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” for Shaivas), coupled with reverence for devotees, is implied as the inner discipline that leads toward liberation.