Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

पुरा हर महाद्वेषकलिलात्माभवद्धि सः । शिवावलोकनात्सद्यश्शरच्चन्द्र इवामलः

Transliteration

purā hara mahādveṣakalilātmābhavaddhi saḥ | śivāvalokanātsadyaśśaraccandra ivāmalaḥ

Translation

Einst war sein Herz von heftigem Hass verdunkelt; doch in dem Augenblick, da er Śiva erblickte, wurde er rein—wie der makellose Mond des Herbstes.

Word by Word

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly/once)

• hara: O Hara
• hara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; देवता-सम्बोधन

• mahā-dveṣa-kalila-ātmā: one whose soul was tainted by great hatred
• mahā-dveṣa-kalila-ātmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + dveṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kalila (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘महाद्वेषेण कलिलः आत्मा यस्य’ = whose self was muddied by great hatred

• abhavat: was/became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/indeed

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śiva-avalokanāt: from seeing Śiva
• śiva-avalokanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + avalokana (अवलोकन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘शिवस्य अवलोकनम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (immediately)

• śarat-candraḥ: autumn moon
• śarat-candraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarat (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘शरदः चन्द्रः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• amalaḥ: pure/spotless
• amalaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General tīrtha-theology: Śiva-darśana is portrayed as immediate purification (mala-kṣaya) and softening of dveṣa, a prerequisite for higher sādhana.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even a mind stained by intense hatred can be purified instantly through Śiva-darśana, because Śiva as Pati is the remover of mala (impurity) and the bestower of inner clarity.

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

The verse highlights the power of direct encounter with Saguna Śiva—whether through the living presence of the Lord or through Linga-darśana—where focused seeing (darśana) becomes a grace-filled act that dissolves inner negativity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-darśana with steady bhakti—such as daily Linga worship while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is implied as a simple practice to cleanse anger and hatred and stabilize the mind.