Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

श्वशुरोऽपि हि ते मान्यस्सर्वत्र गुणशीलतः । ततो न त्रपसे किन्नस्त्यज दुर्वृत्ततां सुत

Transliteration

śvaśuro'pi hi te mānyassarvatra guṇaśīlataḥ | tato na trapase kinnastyaja durvṛttatāṃ suta

Translation

Auch dein Schwiegervater ist der Ehre würdig, denn überall ist er für Tugend und guten Wandel bekannt. Warum empfindest du also keine Scham? Darum, mein Sohn, lass dieses böse Verhalten fahren.

Word by Word

• श्वशुरः: father-in-law
• श्वशुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (particle: also/even)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: indeed/for)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• मान्यः: worthy of respect
• मान्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण to ‘श्वशुरः’

• सर्वत्र: everywhere/in all respects
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: everywhere)

• गुण-शीलतः: in terms of virtues and character
• गुण-शीलतः: Hetu/Viṣaya (हेतु/विषय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त ‘-तः’; पूर्वपदद्वन्द्व: गुणं च शीलं च

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Vākyopanyāsa (वाक्योपन्यास)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; therefore

• न: not
• न: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• त्रपसे: you feel ashamed
• त्रपसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• किम्: why/what
• किम्: Prayojana/Hetu (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• न: not
• न: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुर्वृत्तताम्: wicked conduct
• दुर्वृत्तताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वृत्तता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुत: O son
• सुत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (inferred narrator within Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa moral instruction context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

FAQs

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

It teaches dharma as a prerequisite for spiritual ascent: honoring the virtuous and abandoning corrupt conduct purifies the mind, making it fit for devotion to Pati (Śiva) and for liberation.

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

Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship in the Purāṇa is not merely ritual; it is supported by right conduct (ācāra). Without ethical restraint and respect for the righteous, external worship lacks the inner purity that makes it spiritually fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse primarily urges ethical self-correction; as a practical takeaway, pair daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of avoiding durācāra (harmful speech and actions) to stabilize devotion.