Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

मायां चापि गृहाणेमां दुःप्रणोद्यां सुरादिभिः । यया संमोहितं विश्वमचिद्रूपं भविष्यति

Transliteration

māyāṃ cāpi gṛhāṇemāṃ duḥpraṇodyāṃ surādibhiḥ | yayā saṃmohitaṃ viśvamacidrūpaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

“也请接受此玛雅（Māyā）——连诸天也难以驱除；凭借她的力量，整个宇宙一旦被迷惑，便将显现为无知无觉，呈现为惰性的物质之相。”

Word by Word

• मायाम्: illusion, māyā
• मायाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारार्थक (also/even)

• गृहाण: take, accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular); माया-विशेषण

• दुःप्रणोद्याम्: hard to dispel
• दुःप्रणोद्याम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुः + प्रणोद्य (प्रातिपदिक; √नुद्-णीयत्/यत् gerundive)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular); ‘दुष्’ उपसर्गपूर्वक-विशेषण: difficult to drive away

• सुरादिभिः: by the gods and others
• सुरादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); ‘सुर-आदि’ = gods and others

• यया: by which
• यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular); सम्बन्धक-प्रयोग: ‘by which’

• संमोहितम्: deluded
• संमोहितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं + मोहित (प्रातिपदिक; √मुह्-क्त, past passive participle)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg); विश्वम्-विशेषण

• विश्वम्: the world
• विश्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• अचिद्रूपम्: of insentient form
• अचिद्रूपम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचित् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular); विश्वम्-विशेषण; नञ्-समास: ‘of unconscious nature’

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Māyā as a powerful veiling bond (pāśa) that makes the conscious reality appear insentient; liberation arises when Shiva’s grace removes this delusion and the soul recognizes Pati (Shiva) beyond appearances.

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

Linga-worship centers the mind on Shiva as the conscious Lord (Cit) behind the world’s changing forms; devotion to Saguna Shiva stabilizes awareness and gradually loosens Māyā’s projection that reality is merely inert matter.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, offered in Linga-pūjā, is a traditional Shaiva discipline aimed at cutting delusion and turning the mind toward Shiva’s consciousness.