Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

शुक्रोत्पत्तिः तथा महेश्वरदर्शनम् (Śukra’s Emergence and the Vision of Maheśvara)

Devanagari script

अंधक उवाच । भगवन्यन्मयोक्तोऽसि दीनोदीनः परात्परः । हर्षगद्गदया वाचा मया पूर्वं रणाजिरे

Transliteration

aṃdhaka uvāca | bhagavanyanmayokto'si dīnodīnaḥ parātparaḥ | harṣagadgadayā vācā mayā pūrvaṃ raṇājire

Translation

安陀迦说道：“世尊啊，您是超越一切至上的至上者，却对卑微困苦者满怀慈悲。先前在战场上，我因欢喜充溢，以哽咽颤动之声向您陈述。”

Word by Word

• aṃdhakaḥ: Andhaka
• aṃdhakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃdhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun: what/that which)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• uktaḥ: spoken/said
• uktaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• dīna-udīnaḥ: (both) humble and exalted
• dīna-udīnaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna + udīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• parāt-paraḥ: higher than the highest
• parāt-paraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parāt + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• harṣa-gadgadayā: with a voice choked with joy
• harṣa-gadgadayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣa + gadgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (vācā-śabdasya)

• vācā: with (my) speech/voice
• vācā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• raṇa-ajire: in the battlefield
• raṇa-ajire: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa + ajira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Andhaka

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Andhaka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as Parātpara (the Transcendent Lord, Pati) who still turns toward the dīna (afflicted) with grace—teaching that humility and heartfelt devotion can open the way to Shiva’s anugraha (liberating favor).

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

Andhaka addresses Shiva as a personal Lord who hears and responds—an emphasis on Saguna worship (devotion to Shiva with attributes), which in the Shiva Purana is commonly approached through Linga-upasana as the accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti expressed through humble address and remembrance of Shiva; a fitting practice is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a repentant, softened heart, supported by simple Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudraksha when undertaken with sincerity.