Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

ततस्ते मुनयस्सर्वे मरीच्यत्रिमुखा अपि । दक्षाद्याश्च द्विजश्रेष्ठ प्रापुर्वेकारिकेन्द्रियम्

Transliteration

tataste munayassarve marīcyatrimukhā api | dakṣādyāśca dvijaśreṣṭha prāpurvekārikendriyam

Translation

তেতিয়া সেই সকলো মুনি—মৰীচি, অত্রি আদি—আৰু দক্ষাদিসকলেও, হে দ্বিজশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, বৈকাৰিক ইন্দ্ৰিয় (সূক্ষ্ম পৰিশুদ্ধ ইন্দ্ৰিয়শক্তি) লাভ কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana/Time (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/कालसूचक (from then/thereafter)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (masc. nom. pl.)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. pl.)

• मरीचि-अत्रि-मुखाः: with Marīci and Atri at the head
• मरीचि-अत्रि-मुखाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक) + अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘मुख’ = ‘beginning/foremost’; विशेषण (masc. nom. pl.)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• दक्ष-आद्याः: beginning with Dakṣa
• दक्ष-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. pl.)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• द्विज-श्रेष्ठ: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (voc. sg.)

• प्रापुः: attained/reached
• प्रापुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd pl. perfect)

• वैकाऱिक-इन्द्रियम्: the vaikārika sense-faculty
• वैकाऱिक-इन्द्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकाऱिक (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cosmogonic unfolding of indriyas from ahaṅkāra (vaikārika)

Characters & Entities

• Marichi
• Atri
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It marks a stage in cosmic manifestation where embodied beings gain functioning sense-faculties; in Shaiva thought, these indriyas enable experience but also become instruments of bondage unless disciplined and offered to Śiva.

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

With senses active, worship becomes possible: seeing the Liṅga, hearing Śiva-kathā, chanting the Pañcākṣarī, and performing pūjā. The same senses that bind can be redirected toward Saguna Śiva as a means of purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sense-restraint and consecration of the senses through japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” attentive listening to Śiva Purāṇa, and pūjā with disciplined conduct—so the indriyas serve devotion rather than desire.