Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”

Devanagari script

आमर्षवशमापन्ना सा संध्या मुनिसत्तम । मम पुत्री विचार्यैवं तदा ध्यानपराऽभवत्

Transliteration

āmarṣavaśamāpannā sā saṃdhyā munisattama | mama putrī vicāryaivaṃ tadā dhyānaparā'bhavat

Translation

噢诸仙之最胜者，那位桑底雅为忿怒所摄，如是思惟；随后，我的女儿便全然专注于禅定。

Word by Word

• āmarṣa-vaśam: under the sway of anger
• āmarṣa-vaśam: Karma (कर्म/object of motion/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmarṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'under the control of indignation'

• āpannā: having fallen into / having come to
• āpannā: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-pad (धातु) → āpanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त; intransitive), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃdhyā: Sandhyā (name)
• saṃdhyā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• muni-sattama: O best sage
• muni-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'best of sages'

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• putrī: daughter
• putrī: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vicārya: having reflected
• vicārya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-car (धातु) → vicārya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय): 'having considered'

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• dhyāna-parā: intent on meditation
• dhyāna-parā: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'devoted to meditation'

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect/past (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to Nārada within the Rudra Saṃhitā framework)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sandhyā

FAQs

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

It shows a Shaiva ideal: even when stirred by offense or anger, one can redirect the mind into dhyāna—turning reactive emotion into inward concentration that prepares the soul (paśu) to move toward Shiva (Pati).

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

Though the verse does not name the Liṅga, it highlights the inner foundation of Saguna Shiva worship: after worldly agitation, the devotee steadies the mind in contemplation—supporting external pūjā with internal dhyāna directed to Shiva’s auspicious form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to shift from agitation to japa and dhyāna—especially Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with calm breath, optionally while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as aids to recollection and restraint.