Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca

Devanagari script

शंखचूड उवाच । त्वया यत्कथितं देवि न च सर्वमलीककम् । किञ्चित्सत्यमलीकं च किंचिन्मत्तो निशामय

Transliteration

śaṃkhacūḍa uvāca | tvayā yatkathitaṃ devi na ca sarvamalīkakam | kiñcitsatyamalīkaṃ ca kiṃcinmatto niśāmaya

Translation

শঙ্খচূড় ক’লে—হে দেবী, তুমি যি কৈছা সেয়া সম্পূৰ্ণ মিছা নহয়। কিছুমান সত্য, কিছুমান অসত্য; এতিয়া মোৰ পৰাো কিছুমান শুনা।

Word by Word

• शंखचूडः: Śaṅkhacūḍa
• शंखचूडः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखचूड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• कथितम्: said/told
• कथितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; धातुः कथ्

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• च: and/also
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/connector; here 'also/and')

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अलीककम्: false/untrue
• अलीककम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलीकक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सर्वम्)

• किञ्चित्: some (part)
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाण (indefinite 'some')

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of किञ्चित्)

• अलीकम्: false
• अलीकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of किञ्चित्)

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

• किञ्चित्: some (part)
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मत्तः: from me
• मत्तः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; मत्तः = मम/अस्मत्-प्रयोग

• निशामय: listen/consider
• निशामय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-शम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; धातुः नि-शम्/निशामय (causative sense 'to notice/hear')

Speaker

Śaṃkhacūḍa

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Śaṃkhacūḍa
• Devī

FAQs

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

The verse highlights viveka (discernment): speech may mix truth and falsehood, so a seeker should test words against dharma and the Shaiva aim of aligning with Pati (Śiva) rather than ego-driven argument.

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

In Shaiva Siddhānta, Saguna Śiva (as worshipped in the Liṅga) is the stable refuge beyond deceptive rhetoric; this line contrasts shifting, self-serving speech with the steadiness of devotion and surrender to Śiva’s truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śravaṇa with discernment: listen, then steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reflect before responding, avoiding reactive speech.