Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माच्युतौ तदर्थे ही हागतौ शरणं मम । तेषां क्लेशविनिर्मोक्षं करिष्ये नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

brahmācyutau tadarthe hī hāgatau śaraṇaṃ mama | teṣāṃ kleśavinirmokṣaṃ kariṣye nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

“正为此故，梵天与不堕者阿周多（毗湿奴）已来归依于我。我必使他们脱离诸苦——此中毫无疑虑。”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, part of dual compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अच्युतौ: (Brahmā and) Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• अच्युतौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual) — here intended as ‘Brahmā and Acyuta’; text likely संधि-लोप/पाठभेद for ‘ब्रह्माच्युतौ’ as द्वन्द्व

• तदर्थे: for that purpose
• तदर्थे: Hetu/Adhikarana (हेतु/अधिकरण ‘for that purpose’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (तस्य अर्थे); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• आगतौ: have come
• आगतौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘have come’

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of implied ‘to take’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• क्लेशविनिर्मोक्षम्: release from suffering
• क्लेशविनिर्मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश + विनिर्मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (क्लेशात् विनिर्मोक्षः/क्लेशस्य विनिर्मोक्षः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• करिष्ये: I will do/bring about
• करिष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Pratishedhya (प्रतिषेध्य/Negated predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes Śiva as ultimate śaraṇya (refuge); pilgrimage ethos: surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Śiva for kleśa-nivṛtti.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Śiva as Pati, the supreme protector who removes kleśas (bondage-born afflictions) and grants release—showing that even cosmic deities rely on Śiva’s grace for freedom from distress.

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

It supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā: approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who hears prayers, accepts surrender, and actively bestows protection. In Linga worship, the devotee similarly seeks refuge at the Linga, trusting Śiva’s compassionate intervention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is refuge through mantra and devotion—mentally offering one’s distress to Śiva while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivating humility, faith, and dependence on Śiva’s grace.