Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”

Devanagari script

पतिस्तव महाभागस्तपोरूपसमन्वितः । सप्तकल्पांतजीवी च भविष्यति सह त्वया

Transliteration

patistava mahābhāgastaporūpasamanvitaḥ | saptakalpāṃtajīvī ca bhaviṣyati saha tvayā

Translation

噢，最有福者，你的夫君将具足苦行（tapas）之真形。彼将寿至七劫（kalpa）之终，并恒与汝同在。

Word by Word

• patiḥ: husband/lord
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahābhāgaḥ: very fortunate/noble
• mahābhāgaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) to ‘patiḥ’

• tapo-rūpa-samanvitaḥ: endowed with an ascetic form
• tapo-rūpa-samanvitaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (समन्वित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘तपो-रूपेण समन्वितः’ (endowed with a form of austerity); विशेषण to ‘patiḥ’

• sapta-kalpānta-jīvī: living till the end of seven kalpas
• sapta-kalpānta-jīvī: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + kalpa-anta (प्रातिपदिक) + jīvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सप्त-कल्पान्तं जीवति’ (one who lives till the end of seven kalpas); विशेषण to ‘patiḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) governing तृतीया (instrumental)

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle longevity (saptakalpānta)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as the supreme Pati—established in tapas and beyond ordinary time—whose divine union with Sati indicates the endurance of dharma and devotion across cosmic cycles.

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

By describing Shiva as ‘tapas-svarūpa’ and enduring through kalpas, the verse supports Saguna worship (Linga/manifest form) as a stable focus for devotion to the timeless, transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tapas-oriented Shiva sādhanā is implied—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined vows and purity, aligning the devotee with Shiva’s austerity-nature.