Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva

and Śiva’s Gracious Response

Devanagari script

धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं धनधान्यप्रवर्द्धकम् । स्वर्गदं मोक्षदं चापि किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि

Transliteration

dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ dhanadhānyapravarddhakam | svargadaṃ mokṣadaṃ cāpi kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi

Translation

“此事吉祥，赐予名声并增益寿命；又能增长财富与谷粮。它赐天界，也赐解脱。你还想听什么呢？”

Word by Word

• धन्यम्: auspicious
• धन्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; (श्रवणम्/कथनम्/चरितम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘fame-giving’

• आयुष्यम्: life-prolonging
• आयुष्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘life-promoting’

• धन-धान्य-प्रवर्द्धकम्: increasing wealth and grain
• धन-धान्य-प्रवर्द्धकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर्द्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: धनं धान्यं च प्रवर्धयति इति; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• स्वर्गदम्: heaven-giving
• स्वर्गदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: स्वर्गं ददाति इति; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• मोक्षदम्: liberation-giving
• मोक्षदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: मोक्षं ददाति इति; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्ययम् (particle): ‘also/even’

• किम्: what
• किम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; प्रश्नार्थक-सर्वनाम

• भूयः: further / more
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb): ‘again/further/more’

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तः (infinitive), ‘to hear’

• इच्छसि: you wish
• इच्छसि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the purāṇic discourse to the sages, summarizing the fruit of the teaching/rite just described)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Phalaśruti-style assurance: Śiva-kathā yields dharma-artha-kāma benefits and culminates in mokṣa—framing pilgrimage/listening as a complete soteriological path under Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a phalaśruti-style statement: it affirms that sincere śravaṇa (hearing) of Shiva-centered teaching yields both worldly welfare (āyuḥ, yaśas, dhana) and the highest aim—mokṣa—showing that devotion to Śiva culminates in liberation.

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

By praising tangible fruits (prosperity, heaven) alongside mokṣa, the verse reflects Saguna-Śiva worship as accessible and grace-filled: devotion expressed through hearing, praise, and ritual directed to Śiva (often via the Liṅga) leads from worldly good to transcendental freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa and kīrtana—regular listening to Shiva Purana recitation and reflecting on it—supported by Shaiva disciplines such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Liṅga-pūjā.