Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

क्षंतव्यश्चापराधो वै सर्वेषां परमेश्वरि । सर्वे हि विकलाश्चाद्य शांतिं तेषां शिवे कुरु

Transliteration

kṣaṃtavyaścāparādho vai sarveṣāṃ parameśvari | sarve hi vikalāścādya śāṃtiṃ teṣāṃ śive kuru

Translation

يا الإلهة العُظمى، اغفري ذنوب الجميع. فاليوم قد وهن الكلّ وسقطوا في النقص؛ لذلك يا شِيفا (شيفَا)، امنحيهم السكينةَ وإعادةَ العافية.

Word by Word

• क्षन्तव्यः: to be forgiven/forgivable
• क्षन्तव्यः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory) from √क्षम् ‘to forgive/endure’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपराधः: offence
• अपराधः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परमेश्वरि: O Supreme Goddess/Lady
• परमेश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: परमा ईश्वरिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• विकलाः: distressed/afflicted
• विकलाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/Predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them/for them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शिवे: O Śivā
• शिवे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (देवी-नाम), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Kārttikeya (Skanda), addressing Devī Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights kṣamā (forgiveness) and śānti (inner pacification) as divine grace: when beings are vikalā (spiritually weakened by impurity and error), Śiva-Śakti’s compassion restores harmony and supports the soul’s return toward liberation.

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

In Saguna worship—especially before the Śiva-liṅga—devotees confess lapses and seek pardon (aparādha-kṣamā). The verse mirrors that devotional posture: approaching Śiva/Śivā as the compassionate Lord who accepts repentance and grants śānti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple aparādha-kṣamā prayer after pūjā or japa—mentally offering one’s faults at Śiva’s feet—followed by quiet śānti-dhyāna; it pairs naturally with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to steady the mind.