Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

मंत्रेणानेन देवेशं शम्भुं भज शुभानने । तेन ते सकला वाप्तिर्भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

maṃtreṇānena deveśaṃ śambhuṃ bhaja śubhānane | tena te sakalā vāptirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

噢，容颜吉美者，当以此真言礼敬商婆（Śambhu），诸天之主。凭此，你必定获得圆满成就与一切所求悉地，毫无疑虑。

Word by Word

• मन्त्रेण: by (this) mantra
• मन्त्रेण: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (refers to mantra)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘lord of gods’)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भज: worship
• भज: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शुभानने: O fair-faced one
• शुभानने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘she whose face is auspicious’)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrument/means

• ते: for you / your
• ते: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी) एकवचन; enclitic form

• सकला: complete, entire
• सकला: कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण (Predicate/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies vāptiḥ)

• वाप्तिः: attainment
• वाप्तिः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: no/not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing Satī within the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-yukta bhakti—devotional worship supported by sacred mantra—leads to “sakalā vāpti,” complete spiritual fulfilment, because the mantra connects the devotee (paśu) to Śiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.

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

By urging worship of Śambhu “by this mantra,” the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a worshipable form (often the Liṅga in Shiva Purana practice) through mantra, which steadies the mind and makes devotion effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of the given mantra along with focused worship (pūjā) of Śambhu—ideally with steady remembrance and devotion—promising siddhi/attainment through disciplined mantra-recitation and heartfelt bhajana.