Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

अलकापतेः तपः-लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा च वरप्राप्तिः / The Lord of Alakā: Austerity, Liṅga-Establishment, and the Receiving of a Boon

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति दत्त्वा वरान्देवः पुनराह शिवां शिवः । प्रसादं कुरु देवेशि तपस्विन्यंगजेऽत्र वै

Transliteration

brahmovāca | iti dattvā varāndevaḥ punarāha śivāṃ śivaḥ | prasādaṃ kuru deveśi tapasvinyaṃgaje'tra vai

Translation

梵天说道：如此赐下诸般恩赐后，主湿婆又对湿婆女神说道：“噢，女神，诸天之主，请在此向这位苦行者安伽阇显现慈恩。”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रसादम्: grace/favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवेशि: O goddess, ruler of gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devasya īśī = mistress of gods)

• तपस्विनि: O ascetic woman
• तपस्विनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• अङ्गजे: O body-born (daughter)
• अङ्गजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (aṅgāt jā = born from the body)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: prasādaṃ kuru deveśi

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Shiva (Shivā/Parvati)
• Aṅgaja

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace) working through Śivā (Śakti): after granting boons, Śiva asks the Goddess to bestow prasāda upon an earnest tapasvin, showing that liberation-oriented blessings mature through compassionate divine favor, not austerity alone.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal aspect: the Lord responds to devotion and tapas and directs grace through the divine couple. In Linga worship too, devotees seek prasāda—Śiva’s pleased acceptance—expressed as inner purification and auspicious outcomes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to combine tapas with seeking prasāda: perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), observe vrata (especially Mahāśivarātri), and conclude with prayer for Śiva-Śivā’s grace, optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports.