Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा हरिं दृष्ट्वा प्रणेमुर्जातसंभ्रमाः । तुष्टुवुश्च महाभक्त्या कृतांजलिपुटास्सुराः

Transliteration

tatra gatvā hariṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇemurjātasaṃbhramāḥ | tuṣṭuvuśca mahābhaktyā kṛtāṃjalipuṭāssurāḥ

Translation

到达彼处，瞻见诃利（毗湿奴）时，诸天神众顿生敬畏，俯首顶礼；双掌合十作阿阇梨（añjali），以大虔诚赞颂于祂。

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) from √गम् (to go)

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) from √दृश् (to see)

• praṇemuḥ: they bowed down
• praṇemuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्गः ‘प्र’

• jāta-saṃbhramāḥ: having arisen excitement/reverence (i.e., excited/reverent)
• jāta-saṃbhramāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (√jan, जन् धातु—कृदन्त) + saṃbhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘jātaḥ saṃbhramo yeṣām’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सुराः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: they praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• mahā-bhaktyā: with great devotion
• mahā-bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘mahā ca sā bhaktiḥ’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• kṛta-añjali-puṭāḥ: with hands folded in reverence
• kṛta-añjali-puṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ, कृ धातु—कृदन्त) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतः अञ्जलि-पुटः येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सुराः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed through humility—darśana (beholding the Divine), namaskāra (bowing), and stuti (praise). In Shaiva understanding, such reverent surrender purifies the mind and prepares one to receive grace (anugraha), whether the form worshiped is Viṣṇu or Śiva.

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

The verse models saguna-upāsanā: approaching a manifest form with awe, folded hands, and praise. The same devotional posture applies to Liṅga worship in the Shiva Purana—darśana of the Liṅga, respectful prostration, and recitation of stotras as outward signs of inner surrender to Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali with attentive mind during darśana, offer namaskāra, and perform stuti/japa with devotion—e.g., mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while maintaining reverence and steadiness.