Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

तदीदृशं रूपमनन्यसंगतं दृष्टं न कुत्रापि कुतूहलाढ्यम् । अत्यद्भुतं मोहनकृत्सुयोगिनां सुदर्शनीयं परमर्द्धिकारि

Transliteration

tadīdṛśaṃ rūpamananyasaṃgataṃ dṛṣṭaṃ na kutrāpi kutūhalāḍhyam | atyadbhutaṃ mohanakṛtsuyogināṃ sudarśanīyaṃ paramarddhikāri

Translation

如此形相——无与伦比、绝无等同——从未在任何处所见。它充满惊奇，极其神妙，甚至令成就的瑜伽行者亦为之倾心；观之最为吉祥，并能赐予至高的福祉与灵性成就。

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; deictic qualifier

• ईदृशम्: such
• ईदृशम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘such/like this’

• रूपम्: form/beauty
• रूपम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• अनन्यसङ्गतम्: unequalled
• अनन्यसङ्गतम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य + सङ्गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; अनन्य-सङ्गत (‘matched by none/without equal’); कृदन्ताधारित (सङ्गत from √गम् with सम्)

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: क्रिया-विशेषण/भाव (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (seen)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• कुत्र: anywhere
• कुत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थान-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अपि: at all
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (even/at all)

• कुतूहलाढ्यम्: full of wonder
• कुतूहलाढ्यम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुतूहल + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कुतूहल-आढ्य (‘rich in wonder/curiosity’)

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: सम्बन्ध (Intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier: exceedingly)

• अद्भुतम्: marvellous
• अद्भुतम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• मोहनकृत्: bewitching
• मोहनकृत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहन + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (stem form used as qualifier); मोहन-कृत् (‘causing delusion/enchantment’)

• सुयोगिनाम्: of the great yogins
• सुयोगिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of good yogins’

• सुदर्शनीयम्: most worth seeing
• सुदर्शनीयम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दर्शनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; तव्यत्/अनीय-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘fit to be seen’), with सु- intensifier

• परमर्द्धिकारि: bestowing supreme prosperity
• परमर्द्धिकारि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + ऋद्धि + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; परम-ऋद्धि-कारि (‘causing supreme prosperity/power’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Yogins

FAQs

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

It glorifies Shiva’s incomparable, auspicious darśana: a Saguna revelation so wondrous that it captivates even perfected yogins, indicating that grace (anugraha) and direct vision of the Lord can surpass mere effort and confer the highest attainment.

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

The verse emphasizes the transformative power of beholding Shiva’s manifest (Saguna) form—paralleling Liṅga-worship where devotees approach the visible symbol/form to receive purification, stability of mind, and the Lord’s bestowal of supreme success culminating in liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dhyāna on Shiva’s auspicious form (śiva-dhyāna) with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating one-pointedness like a yogin; such focused darśana-oriented devotion is implied as the means to receive paramārddhi (highest fulfillment).