Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

सर्वं निवेदयामासू रुद्रायामिततेजसे । चरित्रं च तथाभूतं सुप्रणम्यादराच्च ते

Transliteration

sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsū rudrāyāmitatejase | caritraṃ ca tathābhūtaṃ supraṇamyādarācca te

Translation

随后他们恭敬顶礼，将一切禀告给光辉无量的鲁陀罗；并以虔敬之心，如实陈述事情的全部经过。

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; neuter, accusative singular

• निवेदयामासुः: reported/informed
• निवेदयामासुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु) + नि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; causative sense ‘to inform/announce’ (णिच्-प्रयोग), perfect, active, 3rd plural

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; masculine, dative singular

• अमित-तेजसे: to the one of immeasurable splendor
• अमित-तेजसे: विशेषण (Recipient-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तेजस्), चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative singular; used as epithet of Rudra

• चरित्रम्: the account/deed
• चरित्रम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; neuter, accusative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• तथा-भूतम्: such as it happened
• तथा-भूतम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + भूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (‘तथा’ + ‘भूत’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; neuter, accusative singular; qualifying चरित्रम्

• सुप्रणम्य: having bowed well
• सुप्रणम्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु- + प्रणम्य (कृदन्त; √नम् धातु, प्र-)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) absolutive/gerund; ‘having bowed well’

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: हेतु (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; masculine, ablative singular (adverbial: ‘out of respect’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; pronoun, nominative plural

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse models proper approach to Śiva—praṇāma and truthful nivedana—seen in Siddhānta as the devotional posture that invites anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Rudra)

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed as humility: one approaches Pati (Rudra) with reverence, truthful speech, and surrender, offering the full account without distortion—an inner discipline aligned with Shaiva devotion.

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

Rudra is addressed as the radiant Lord who receives devotees’ offerings; here the offering is not a material item but sincere submission and truthful remembrance—core to Saguna Shiva worship that later culminates in Linga-upasana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice pranama (prostration) with adara (reverence) before Shiva, then offer a truthful inner “nivedana” (self-reporting/confession) while mentally remembering Shiva—optionally accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”