Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

अथ ध्यात्वा महेशस्तु बुबोध चरितं हृदा । दक्षजाया महायोगी नानालीला विशारदः

Transliteration

atha dhyātvā maheśastu bubodha caritaṃ hṛdā | dakṣajāyā mahāyogī nānālīlā viśāradaḥ

Translation

随后，大自在天摩诃舍入于观想，于心中洞悉关于达叉之女（萨蒂）的一切经过。那位大瑜伽行者——通达种种神圣戏行（līlā）——在内心彻然明了。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: पूर्वकाल (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having meditated’

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• बुबोध: understood/realized
• बुबोध: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चरितम्: deed/episode
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• हृदा: by the heart/mind
• हृदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• दक्ष-जाया: Dakṣa’s wife
• दक्ष-जाया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य जाया)

• महायोगी: the great yogin
• महायोगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• नाना-लीला: of various plays/sports
• नाना-लीला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नानाविधा लीला)

• विशारदः: skilled/expert
• विशारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as the Mahayogi whose knowledge is inward and immediate—He knows the unfolding of Satī’s narrative through dhyāna, showing that divine awareness governs līlā while remaining rooted in yogic stillness.

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

Though Shiva is ultimately beyond attributes, this verse presents Saguna Shiva (Mahesha) acting compassionately within the world—an accessible focus for devotees who approach Him through meditation, linga-worship, and remembrance of His līlās.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna (meditative contemplation) on Mahesha—especially with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is implied as the means to cultivate inward clarity and alignment with Shiva’s guiding presence.