Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्येवमुक्तो देवेन शुक्रोर्कसदृशद्युतिः । प्रणनाम शिवं भूयस्तुष्टाव विहितांजलिः

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityevamukto devena śukrorkasadṛśadyutiḥ | praṇanāma śivaṃ bhūyastuṣṭāva vihitāṃjaliḥ

Translation

萨那特库玛罗说：蒙主如此告诫，光辉如日的舒克罗再度向湿婆顶礼，合掌恭敬而赞颂之。

Word by Word

• सनत्-कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्-कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (proper name)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle), अव्यय

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक (passive sense)

• देवेन: by the god (Śiva)
• देवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुक्र-उर्क-सदृश-द्युतिः: (Śukra) whose radiance was like Venus and the Sun
• शुक्र-उर्क-सदृश-द्युतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि: ‘शुक्रस्य उर्कस्य च सदृशी द्युतिः यस्य सः’

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूयः: again / once more
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• विहित-अञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• विहित-अञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि: ‘विहितः अञ्जलिः येन सः’ (one who has made folded hands)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shukra

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): even a powerful figure like Śukra responds to Śiva’s words with humility, namaskāra, and stuti—core Shaiva virtues that purify the soul and align it with Pati (Lord Śiva).

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

It models Saguna-upāsanā through visible acts of devotion—folded hands, bowing, and praising—attitudes equally directed to Śiva present as the Liṅga, where reverence (añjali) and prayer (stuti) become primary modes of approach.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali and namaskāra before Śiva (or the Śiva-liṅga), followed by spoken or mental stuti; as a simple takeaway, begin japa with a reverential bow and a short praise before reciting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”