Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)

Devanagari script

इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शम्भोस्सुप्रणम्य तदाज्ञया । अहं हरिश्च स्वं धामागमाव प्रीतमानसौ

Transliteration

ityākarṇya vacaśśambhossupraṇamya tadājñayā | ahaṃ hariśca svaṃ dhāmāgamāva prītamānasau

Translation

如是聆听了商布（Śambhu）之圣言，依其命令深深顶礼；我与诃利（Hari）遂返各自本宫，心怀欢喜而安泰。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-karṇ (कर्ण्, धातु) → ākarṇya (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having heard’

• vacaḥ: speech/words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; object of ākarṇya

• śambhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• su-praṇamya: having bowed respectfully
• su-praṇamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-nam (नम्, धातु) → praṇamya (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्) with su- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having bowed well’

• tad-ājñayā: by that command
• tad-ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by/according to that command’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• svam: own
• svam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to ‘dhāma’

• dhāma: abode
• dhāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; goal/object with motion verb

• agamāva: we two went
• agamāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम्, धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), द्विवचन (Dual), परस्मैपद; ‘we two went’

• prīta-mānasau: with delighted minds
• prīta-mānasau: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘having pleased minds’; adjective to ‘aham hariḥ (dual sense)’

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender) and vinaya (humility): even cosmic deities like Brahmā and Viṣṇu find auspiciousness by hearing Śiva’s words, bowing, and acting according to His will—an essential Shaiva Siddhānta attitude toward Pati (Śiva) as the supreme guide.

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

The verse models proper approach to Saguna Śiva—listening to His instruction, offering reverent prostration, and following His ājñā. This is the same devotional posture recommended in Liṅga worship: śravaṇa (hearing), namaskāra (bowing), and anuṣṭhāna (practice) in alignment with Śiva’s ordinance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is disciplined obedience expressed through namaskāra and inner gladness—daily prostration to Śiva, attentive śravaṇa of Śiva Purāṇa teachings, and steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an enactment of living by Śiva’s command.