Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva

and Śiva’s Gracious Response

Devanagari script

सुरर्षिहितकृच्छंभुस्सुरर्षिहितकृत्प्रियः । सुरर्षिहितकृन्नॄणां कदापि कुगतिर्नहि

Transliteration

surarṣihitakṛcchaṃbhussurarṣihitakṛtpriyaḥ | surarṣihitakṛnnṝṇāṃ kadāpi kugatirnahi

Translation

常为诸天与仙圣（ṛṣi）之福祉而行的商婆（Śambhu），亦为一切同修其利者所敬爱。凡献身于此等慈惠奉事之人，永无——在任何时候——恶趣与堕落之命运。

Word by Word

• sura-ṛṣi-hita-kṛt-śambhuḥ: Śambhu, doer of good for gods and sages
• sura-ṛṣi-hita-kṛt-śambhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + ṛṣi + hita + kṛt + śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘सुराणां ऋषीणां च हितं करोति इति कृत्’ + ‘शम्भुः’ (name)

• sura-ṛṣi-hita-kṛt-priyaḥ: dear (beloved)
• sura-ṛṣi-hita-kṛt-priyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) / Predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sura + ṛṣi + hita + kṛt + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘सुरर्षिहितकृत् प्रियः’—dear to the doer of good for gods and sages / (or) ‘प्रियः’ as predicate adjective of śambhuḥ

• sura-ṛṣi-hita-kṛt: one who does good for gods and sages
• sura-ṛṣi-hita-kṛt: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sura + ṛṣi + hita + kṛt (प्रातिपदिक; कृत् < √kṛ (धातु) कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘सुरर्षीणां हितं करोति’

• nṝṇām: of men/of people
• nṝṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Bahuvacana

• kadāpi: ever/at any time
• kadāpi: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā + api (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय): ‘at any time/ever’

• kugatiḥ: bad destiny
• kugatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: kugati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Avadhāraṇa/Hetu nuance (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) giving emphasis/reason

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: surarṣihitakṛcchaṃbhussurarṣihitakṛtpriyaḥ | surarṣihitakṛnnṝṇāṃ kadāpi kugatirnahi

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva (Śambhu) is intrinsically the benefactor of dharma, and those who align with that beneficence—through devotion and welfare-oriented conduct—are protected from spiritual and karmic downfall (kugati).

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

It supports Saguna Śiva devotion: worship of Śambhu (often through the Liṅga) is not merely ritual, but alignment with Śiva’s grace-filled role as protector of the righteous; such devotion safeguards the devotee’s destiny.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform Śiva-pūjā and japa with a welfare-oriented intention—e.g., chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while dedicating merit for the good of beings—since such Śiva-aligned conduct is said to avert kugati.