Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

भूते हरे सानुरागे भवतोपि मनोभव । शापोपशांतिर्भविता तस्मादात्महितं कुरु

Transliteration

bhūte hare sānurāge bhavatopi manobhava | śāpopaśāṃtirbhavitā tasmādātmahitaṃ kuru

Translation

O Manobhava (Kāma), wenn Hari (Viṣṇu) dem Bhūta (Śiva) in Liebe zugetan sein wird, dann wird auch für dich die Beschwichtigung des Fluches eintreten. Darum tue, was dir selbst wahrhaft heilsam ist.

Word by Word

• भूते: when (he) has become / in the state of being
• भूते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• हरे: in/with Hara (Śiva)
• हरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि/हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• स-अनुरागे: with affection
• स-अनुरागे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः: स- (with) + अनुराग (affection) = ‘with affection’

• भवतः: of you
• भवतः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-आदरार्थ (honorific pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

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

• मनोभव: O Manobhava (Kāma)
• मनोभव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मनसः भवः (born of mind)

• शाप-उपशान्तिः: the pacification of the curse
• शाप-उपशान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक) + उपशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शापस्य उपशान्तिः (cessation of the curse)

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-कर्तरि परस्मैपदस्य परिप्रयोगः; भविष्यत्कालिक-कर्तृवाचक-प्रत्ययान्त (periphrastic future), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘will be’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् (ablatival adverbial: therefore/from that)

• आत्म-हितम्: your own welfare
• आत्म-हितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (कृदन्त, √धा/√हि ‘to place/benefit’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: आत्मनः हितम् (one's own good)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

An unseen divine voice (ākāśavāṇī) addressing Manobhava (Kāma) within the Sati Khanda narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames liberation from a curse as contingent on alignment with Śiva’s will and grace—pilgrims internalize that even devas (like Kāma) are ‘paśu’ under pāśa until anugraha dawns.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Kama (Manobhava)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that karmic consequences (like a śāpa/curse) subside through right alignment with dharma and through divine favor—especially when devotion and harmony arise toward Śiva, the supreme Pati.

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

It implies that approaching Śiva with loving reverence (sānurāga) brings śānti—cooling and resolution of afflictions—mirroring how Saguna worship of Śiva (including Liṅga worship) is prescribed for purification and the easing of obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is ātmahita—adopt self-beneficial sādhana: steady Śiva-bhakti such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined conduct, which traditionally supports śānti and removal of doṣas.