Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इति स्तुतो महेशानो धर्मेणैव परः प्रभुः । तत्राजगाम शीघ्रं वै रक्षितुं धर्ममात्मभूः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | iti stuto maheśāno dharmeṇaiva paraḥ prabhuḥ | tatrājagāma śīghraṃ vai rakṣituṃ dharmamātmabhūḥ

Translation

قال براهما: لما مُدِحَ هكذا، أتى ماهيشانا، الربّ الأعلى الثابت في الدارما، سريعًا إلى ذلك الموضع ليحمي الدارما، وهو المولود بذاته.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता-निर्देश

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (PPP) from √स्तु; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; महेशान-विशेषणम्

• महेशानः: Maheśāna (Śiva)
• महेशानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धर्मेण: by righteousness
• धर्मेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-प्रयोग (by/through dharma)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• परः: supreme
• परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रभु-विशेषणम्

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): ‘quickly’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ

• रक्षितुम्: to protect
• रक्षितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (in order to protect)

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आत्मभूः: the self-born one
• आत्मभूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘आत्मना भूः/भूतः’ (self-born)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; emphasizes Īśvara’s swift descent when dharma is threatened.

Significance: Establishes the Purāṇic motif that remembrance/praise (stuti) draws the Lord’s protective presence—dharma-rakṣaṇa as grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the supreme, self-existent Lord who responds to sincere stuti (devotional praise) by manifesting to uphold Dharma—showing that divine grace actively protects righteous order and the devotee’s path.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Maheśāna who ‘comes’ and acts in the world—supporting the Shiva Purana’s teaching that worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) draws the Lord’s protective presence to restore Dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer stuti with steadiness in Dharma—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a devotional discipline that aligns the seeker with Śiva’s grace and protection.