Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

श्रीमहादेव उवाच । शृणुतं सावधानेन मम वाक्यं सुरोत्तमौ । यथार्थं वच्मि वां तात वां क्रोधं सर्वदासहम्

Transliteration

śrīmahādeva uvāca | śṛṇutaṃ sāvadhānena mama vākyaṃ surottamau | yathārthaṃ vacmi vāṃ tāta vāṃ krodhaṃ sarvadāsaham

Translation

圣大天（Śrī Mahādeva）曰：“诸天之中最胜者啊，当专心聆听我之言。亲爱的孩子们，我将如实告汝真理——因为我恒能忍受并摄持你们的忿怒。”

Word by Word

• śrī-mahādevaḥ: Śrī Mahādeva
• śrī-mahādevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (honorific title)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śṛṇutam: hear (you two)
• śṛṇutam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• sāvadhānena: with attention
• sāvadhānena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvadhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (as adverbial instrumental)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• vākyam: statement/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sura-uttamau: O best of the gods (you two)
• sura-uttamau: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (surāṇām uttamau)

• yathā-artham: as it truly is
• yathā-artham: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/Adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (adverbial compound)

• vacmi: I speak
• vacmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vām: to you two / for you two
• vām: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), द्विवचन; here दत्तिः/सम्प्रदानार्थे (for you two)

• tāta: dear one/son
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• vām: your (of you two)
• vām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, द्विवचन; here षष्ठी (your)

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• saham: enduring/tolerant (of)
• saham: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to krodham)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Śrī Mahādeva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who speaks truth without agitation and has the power to absorb, restrain, and purify the agitation of beings—teaching that spiritual authority is grounded in forbearance and clarity.

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

As Saguna Śiva, the Lord communicates directly and guides devotees away from reactive anger toward steadiness; Linga-worship similarly trains the mind in one-pointedness and inner cooling, aligning the worshipper with Śiva’s calm, truth-bearing nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with attentive listening and restraint of krodha, supported by Shaiva disciplines like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining mindful composure in speech.