Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56

दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्

Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods

Devanagari script

इति पृष्टोपि गिरिशस्सत्या हितकरः प्रभुः । नोद्वाहे स्वपणं तस्यै कहर्यग्रेऽकरोत्पुरा

Transliteration

iti pṛṣṭopi giriśassatyā hitakaraḥ prabhuḥ | nodvāhe svapaṇaṃ tasyai kaharyagre'karotpurā

Translation

萨蒂如此发问，吉利沙主——恒为信奉者之福祉而行——当时并未允诺婚事；然而往昔在诸贤者之前，他早已将自己的誓约顷刻授予她。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/quotative)

• पृष्टः: (being) asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle/कर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• गिरिशः: Lord of the mountain (Śiva)
• गिरिशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सत्या: by Satī
• सत्या: Karana/Agent-instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• हितकरः: beneficent
• हितकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (हितं करोति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (गिरिश-विशेषण)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• उद्वाहे: in the marriage
• उद्वाहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• स्वपणम्: his own wager
• स्वपणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वः पणः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कहर्यग्रे: in front of Kahari (name unclear)
• कहर्यग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कहरि + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कहरिणः अग्रे); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (अग्र-शब्दः), सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अकरोत्: made/did
• अकरोत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/earlier
• पुरा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati—the benevolent Lord who acts for the devotee’s true good: even when He appears to refuse a worldly request, His inner resolve (His pledge) remains compassionate and aligned with dharma and the soul’s upliftment.

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

The verse presents Saguna Śiva as relational and responsive—He listens, protects, and guides. Linga worship trains the devotee to trust this divine governance: Śiva’s outward actions may test patience, while His grace and promise operate subtly for the devotee’s welfare.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice vow-based devotion (vrata) with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate surrender (śaraṇāgati), accepting delays or denials as Śiva’s compassionate shaping of one’s path.