Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

मृगयामद्यपैशुन्यानृतचौर्यदुरोदरैः । स वारदारैर्व्यसनैरेभिः कोऽत्र न खंडितः

Transliteration

mṛgayāmadyapaiśunyānṛtacauryadurodaraiḥ | sa vāradārairvyasanairebhiḥ ko'tra na khaṃḍitaḥ

Translation

Durch Süchte wie Jagd, Rausch, Verleumdung, Lüge, Diebstahl und verderbliches Glücksspiel—und durch diese Heimsuchungen, die immer wieder treffen—wer in dieser Welt wird nicht zerschlagen? Darum suche man Zuflucht bei Śiva, dem Pati, der allein die Fesseln des pāśa durchtrennt.

Word by Word

• मृगया: by hunting
• मृगया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समाहार-तृतीया in list)

• मद्य: by liquor/intoxication
• मद्य: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पैशुन्य: by slander
• पैशुन्य: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैशुन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अनृत: by falsehood
• अनृत: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• चौर्य: by theft
• चौर्य: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• दुरोदरैः: by gambling
• दुरोदरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘gambling’ (lit. bad dice-play)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वार-दाराैः: by prostitutes and wives
• वार-दाराैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक) + दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः ‘वाराश्च दाराश्च’ (prostitutes and wives)

• व्यसनैः: by vices/addictions
• व्यसनैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here/in this matter’)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• खण्डितः: broken/ruined
• खण्डितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खण्ड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्/विधेय

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya within the Rudra Saṃhitā flow)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General upadeśa: vices (vyasana) are pāśa; pilgrimage/śaraṇāgati to Śiva is implied as the remedy that leads toward anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

FAQs

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

It diagnoses the soul’s bondage: common vices and recurring misfortunes fracture dharma and stability, pushing the seeker to turn from pāśa (bondage) toward Śiva, the Pati, as the liberating refuge.

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

Recognizing how vice shatters life, the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva through Liṅga-worship for purification and restraint, gradually becoming fit for higher knowledge and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practical takeaway: adopt daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with simple Liṅga-pūjā and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a discipline of self-control that counters addictive tendencies.