Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

हरिश्चापि मुनेस्तत्र चतुरस्तांस्तदा स्वयम् । उवाच परमप्रीतश्शिवाज्ञापरिपालकः

Transliteration

hariścāpi munestatra caturastāṃstadā svayam | uvāca paramaprītaśśivājñāparipālakaḥ

Translation

于是，在那地方，诃利（毗湿奴）也亲自对那四位牟尼开口。祂喜悦充盈，以奉持湿婆圣命者的身份而宣说。

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक (also/even particle)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; numeral adjective qualifying ‘तान्’

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मार्थक (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• परम-प्रीतः: very pleased
• परम-प्रीतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्री)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘very pleased’ (qualifies Hari)

• शिव-आज्ञा-परिपालकः: observer of Śiva’s command
• शिव-आज्ञा-परिपालकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + परिपालक (प्रातिपदिक; from √पाल् with pari-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य आज्ञा’ + तत्पुरुष: ‘आज्ञायाः परिपालकः’

Speaker

Hari (Vishnu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Sages

FAQs

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

It highlights that true dharma is alignment with Śiva’s ājñā (divine ordinance); even Hari acts joyfully as an instrument of Śiva’s will, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati (Śiva) as the supreme regulator.

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

By calling Hari an upholder of Śiva’s command, the verse supports Saguna devotion where Śiva is revered as the personal Lord whose will guides cosmic order—an attitude foundational to Linga-worship as obedience and surrender to Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender): daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the intention of following Śiva’s will, optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a vow of devotion.