Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness

Kṣu’s Request

Devanagari script

वदामि न मृषा क्वापि शिवस्मरणसक्तधीः । न बिभेमि जगत्यस्मिन्देवदैत्यादिकादपि

Transliteration

vadāmi na mṛṣā kvāpi śivasmaraṇasaktadhīḥ | na bibhemi jagatyasmindevadaityādikādapi

Translation

لا أنطق بالكذب في أيّ وقت. ولأن عقلي متعلّق بذكر شيفا، فلا أخاف في هذا العالم، حتى من الآلهة أو الشياطين (الدايتيا) وما شابههم.

Word by Word

• वदामि: I speak
• वदामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• मृषा: falsely
• मृषा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मृषा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘falsely/untruthfully’

• क्वापि: anywhere
• क्वापि: Desha-kāla (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय: ‘anywhere/at any time’ (indefinite)

• शिवस्मरणसक्तधीः: one whose mind is devoted to remembering Shiva
• शिवस्मरणसक्तधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक) + सक्त (कृदन्त, √सञ्ज्) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘शिवस्मरणे सक्ता धीः यस्य सः’ = one whose mind is attached to remembering Shiva

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• बिभेमि: I fear
• बिभेमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; deictic pronoun

• देवदैत्यादिकात्: from gods, demons, etc.
• देवदैत्यादिकात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (समाहार/इतरेतर) + ‘आदि’ समासान्त; ‘from gods, demons, and the like’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय: ‘even/also’

Speaker

Satī (Pārvatī in her Satī-incarnation), speaking with steadfast devotion to Śiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that constant Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Śiva) purifies speech and makes the devotee fearless, because refuge in Pati (Śiva) loosens the bonds of pāśa (fear, dependence, and worldly intimidation).

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

Śiva-smaraṇa is sustained through Saguna supports such as Liṅga-pūjā, mantra, and daily worship; by fixing the mind on Śiva’s gracious form, the devotee gains inner steadiness that transcends fear of any worldly power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with mindful Śiva-smaraṇa; this inner remembrance is the direct takeaway of the verse (optionally supported by bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids).