Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं मामुवाचेदं स दक्षादिसुतं मुने । शृण्वतां पितृसंघानां संध्यायाश्च विगर्वधीः

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ māmuvācedaṃ sa dakṣādisutaṃ mune | śṛṇvatāṃ pitṛsaṃghānāṃ saṃdhyāyāśca vigarvadhīḥ

Translation

أيها الحكيم، إن ابن دكشا ذاك—وقد انتفخ عقله بالكبر—قال لي هذه الكلمات حتى بحضرة براهما، بينما كانت جموع الأسلاف (الپِتْرِ) و«سَندْهْيا» يستمعون.

Word by Word

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• idam: this (statement)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dakṣādisutam: the son of Dakṣa and others
• dakṣādisutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa + ādi + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘दक्ष-आदि-नाम् सुतः’ (son of Dakṣa etc.)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śṛṇvatām: of the listeners
• śṛṇvatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/attendant circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √śru (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of those who are listening’

• pitṛsaṃghānām: of the assemblies of Pitṛs
• pitṛsaṃghānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘पितॄणां संघाः’

• saṃdhyāyāḥ: of Saṃdhyā
• saṃdhyāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• vigarvadhīḥ: one whose mind is free from pride
• vigarvadhīḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-garva + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘विगतः गर्वः यस्य धिः/बुद्धिः’ = humble-minded

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to a sage, likely Nārada, within the Rudra Saṃhitā dialogue frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Daksha
• Pitrs
• Sandhya

FAQs

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

It highlights how ahaṅkāra (pride) distorts discernment: even before revered cosmic witnesses (Brahmā, the Pitṛs, and Saṃdhyā), a pride-driven mind speaks rashly—setting the stage for karmic consequences and the need for humility before Śiva (Pati).

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

The verse contrasts ego-centered speech with the devotional attitude required for Saguna Śiva worship—approaching the Liṅga with vinaya (humility) and śaraṇāgati (surrender), not self-importance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily saṃdhyā-vandana with a humble recitation of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a discipline to soften pride and align speech and mind with dharma.