Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

त्वं तु योगीश्वरस्स्साक्षात्परमात्मा जनार्दन । विचार्यतां स्वमनसा सर्वभूतहिते रतः

Transliteration

tvaṃ tu yogīśvarasssākṣātparamātmā janārdana | vicāryatāṃ svamanasā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

Translation

然而你，噢，阇那尔达那（Janārdana），实为瑜伽之主，确是至上我（Paramātman）。因此，请在自心中审思权衡，并以一切众生的福祉为念而行。

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• योगीश्वरः: Lord of yogins
• योगीश्वरः: समानााधिकरण (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of yogins’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (directly, in person)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: समानााधिकरण (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (‘supreme’ + ‘self’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana
• जनार्दन: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• विचार्यताम्: let (it) be considered
• विचार्यताम्: क्रिया (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (let it be considered)

• स्व-मनसा: with your own mind
• स्व-मनसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (‘one’s own mind’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘मनस्’, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सर्व-भूत-हिते: in (matters of) the welfare of all beings
• सर्व-भूत-हिते: अधिकरण (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘for the welfare of all beings’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘हित’, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रतः: engaged/devoted
• रतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘engaged’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

A divine ally/counsellor addressing Janārdana (Vishnu) within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (as relayed in the Shiva Purana’s Rudrasaṁhitā).

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Janardana)
• Paramatma

FAQs

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

It teaches that the highest spiritual authority expresses itself as clear inner discernment and universal benevolence—true yoga culminates in actions aligned with the welfare of all beings.

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

Though addressed to Janārdana, the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva framing emphasizes that devotion (to Saguna Shiva, such as the Linga) must mature into purified intellect and compassionate dharma—external worship should produce inner steadiness and selfless conduct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is contemplative self-inquiry before action (vicāra) supported by steady yoga—ideally alongside Shaiva disciplines like japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to keep the mind anchored in universal good.