Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्णोऽमोददत्यंतं स्वस्थानमगमत्सुधीः । न्यष्ठातां सभयं तत्र मदाराधनतत्परौ

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇo'modadatyaṃtaṃ svasthānamagamatsudhīḥ | nyaṣṭhātāṃ sabhayaṃ tatra madārādhanatatparau

Translation

智者圣克里希那欢喜至极，回归其本居。于彼处，那二人怀惧而住，专心一意礼敬我（主湿婆）。

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्री + कृष्ण (कर्मधारय)

• अमोदत्: rejoiced
• अमोदत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• अत्यन्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्वस्थानम्: his own abode/place
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य स्थानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सुधीः: the wise one
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• न्यष्ठाताम्: the two stood/remained
• न्यष्ठाताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; उपसर्गः—नि (न्य्)

• सभयम्: fearfully
• सभयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: ‘with fear’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• मत्: of me/my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन-रूप (enclitic base ‘मत्’ used in compound)

• आराधन: worship
• आराधन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• तत्परौ: devoted/intent
• तत्परौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of the two)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that when fear and uncertainty arise, the safest refuge is devotion to Pati—Lord Śiva—whose worship steadies the mind and protects the devotee on the path toward liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Śiva, which in Purāṇic practice is commonly expressed through Saguna worship—especially Śiva-liṅga pūjā—where surrender and focused devotion are central.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain steady Shiva-ārādhana in adversity: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple liṅga-pūjā with devotion, supported by disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa if one follows those observances.