Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । हे महागण धन्यस्त्वं मदाज्ञाप्रतिपालकः । संतुष्टश्चास्मि तेऽतीव कर्मणानेन सत्तम

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | he mahāgaṇa dhanyastvaṃ madājñāpratipālakaḥ | saṃtuṣṭaścāsmi te'tīva karmaṇānena sattama

Translation

湿婆说：噢，伟大的迦那（Gaṇa），你是蒙福的，因为你忠实地履行了我的命令。由于这一行为，我对你感到非常满意，噢，德才兼备者中的佼佼者。

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect 3rd sg

• हे: O!
• हे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• महागण: O great attendant (gaṇa)
• महागण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागण (प्रातिपदिक; महा + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन; vocative singular

• धन्यः: fortunate/blessed
• धन्यः: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (2nd person pronoun)

• मत्-आज्ञा-प्रतिपालकः: obedient follower of my command
• मत्-आज्ञा-प्रतिपालकः: Pradhāna (प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्) + आज्ञा + प्रतिपालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; ‘one who obeys my command’

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) → संतुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; predicate participle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; present, 1st sg

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी एकवचन; dative/genitive singular; here dative ‘to you’

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• कर्मणा: by the deed
• कर्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental singular

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental singular (pronoun)

• सत्तम: O best of beings
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन; vocative singular

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Boons in narrative form: Śiva praises obedience to ājñā as the qualifying mark for proximity to the Lord—an archetype for gaṇa-hood and temple guardianship.

Significance: Teaches that surrender (ājñā-pālana) draws Śiva’s grace; devotees emulate this through disciplined observance and service (sevā) in Śiva temples.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Gana

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that sincere service and unwavering obedience to Śiva (Pati) attracts His grace (anugraha). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, aligning one’s actions with the Lord’s will helps loosen pāśa (bondage) and purifies the pashu (individual soul).

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who guides devotees and acknowledges their devotion. Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to offer disciplined service (kriyā) and devotion (bhakti) to Śiva’s manifest presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is niyama and sevā: perform daily Shiva-pūjā with steadiness, repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the intention to follow dharma and the guru/śāstra-guided command as Śiva’s ājñā.