Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । शृणुष्वान्यच्चरित्रं च शिवस्य परमात्मनः । भक्तवात्सल्यसंगर्भि परमानन्ददायकम्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | śṛṇuṣvānyaccaritraṃ ca śivasya paramātmanaḥ | bhaktavātsalyasaṃgarbhi paramānandadāyakam

Translation

萨那特库玛罗说道：“你且再听一段关于至上自性——湿婆——的神圣事迹；此事充满祂对 भक्त者的慈爱，能赐予无上的喜乐。”

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सनन् कुमारः) नाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अन्यत्: another/further
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'चरित्रम्' इति विशेषणम्

• चरित्रम्: account/story
• चरित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• परमात्मनः: of the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः आत्मा)

• भक्तवात्सल्यसंगर्भि: containing devotion-affection (toward devotees)
• भक्तवात्सल्यसंगर्भि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + वात्सल्य + संगर्भिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'चरित्रम्' इति विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (भक्तवात्सल्येन संगर्भि = containing affection for devotees)

• परमानन्ददायकम्: giving supreme bliss
• परमानन्ददायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आनन्द + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'चरित्रम्' इति विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (परमं आनन्दं ददाति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It announces that Shiva’s līlā is not merely historical narration but a liberating teaching: His supreme nature (Paramātman) is revealed through bhakta-vātsalya, and hearing such accounts is presented as a direct cause of inner bliss aligned with Shaiva liberation.

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

By highlighting Shiva’s approachable compassion for devotees, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—devotional listening, remembrance, and worship (including Liṅga worship) as a valid means to realize the same Supreme Shiva who is ultimately Paramātman.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Shiva-kathā; it can be paired with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Liṅga-pūjā to internalize the promised “supreme bliss.”