Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 14

नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा

The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्वने क्रन्दमाने जातमात्रे सुते मुने । कृपान्वितो महेशोऽभूदन्तर्यामी स रक्षक

Transliteration

tasminvane krandamāne jātamātre sute mune | kṛpānvito maheśo'bhūdantaryāmī sa rakṣaka

Translation

圣者啊，当那初生之子在林中啼哭之时，大天（摩诃提婆）因悲悯而动，化为内在之主（Antaryāmin），成为他的守护者。

Word by Word

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• krandamāne: while (he) was crying
• krandamāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √krand (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• jātamātre: (when) just born
• jātamātre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सति-सप्तमी-सम्बद्ध

• sute: in/with the son (being)
• sute: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सति-सप्तमी

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• kṛpānvitaḥ: endowed with compassion
• kṛpānvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpā + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कृपया अन्वितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• maheśaḥ: Maheśa (Śiva)
• maheśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• antaryāmī: the inner guide
• antaryāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar + yāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अन्तर्-यामी = ‘inner controller’ (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• rakṣakaḥ: protector
• rakṣakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga legend; the key teaching is Śiva as Antaryāmin (indwelling Lord) who protects the helpless—anugraha overriding the soul’s bondage.

Significance: Soteriological point: remembrance of the indwelling Śiva and surrender (śaraṇāgati) invite protection and eventual liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is not only transcendent but also the Antaryāmin—present within beings—so sincere vulnerability and surrender draw His compassionate protection.

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

While the Liṅga is the sacred, visible focus of worship (Saguna support), the verse emphasizes that the same Śiva also abides invisibly within as the Antaryāmin, protecting and guiding the devotee from inside.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as Antaryāmin with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate śaraṇāgati (taking refuge), trusting Him as the inner guardian.