Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

नारदप्रश्नवर्णन (Nāradapraśna-varṇana) — “Account of Nārada’s Inquiry”

Devanagari script

यदुक्तं तत्तथा भावि तथापि शृणुतां गणौ । शापोद्धारमहं वच्मि क्षमथा मघमद्य मे

Transliteration

yaduktaṃ tattathā bhāvi tathāpi śṛṇutāṃ gaṇau | śāpoddhāramahaṃ vacmi kṣamathā maghamadya me

Translation

„Was gesprochen wurde, wird gewiss so eintreten. Dennoch, o Gaṇas, hört zu. Nun werde ich das Mittel zur Aufhebung des Fluches verkünden; vergebt mir daher heute mein Vergehen.“

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd: प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (यद्-शब्द)

• uktam: said/spoken
• uktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun (तद्-शब्द)

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Avyaya (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhāvi: will happen/is to be
• bhāvi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु) + in (इन्)
• Form: Future/inevitable sense adjective (भाविन्-प्रत्ययान्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) agreeing with तत्

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Avyaya (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• api: even/also/however
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात)

• śṛṇutām: let (you two) hear
• śṛṇutām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• gaṇau: O two Gaṇas
• gaṇau: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th: संबोधन), Dual (द्विवचन)

• śāpa-uddhāram: removal of the curse
• śāpa-uddhāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + uddhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शापस्य उद्धारः), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd: द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (अस्मद्), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vacmi: I speak/tell
• vacmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• kṣamathā: forgive (you two)
• kṣamathā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• magham: fault/offence
• magham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: magha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• me: of me/my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (अस्मद्), Genitive (6th: षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches that destiny unfolds as spoken, yet divine order also includes śāpoddhāra—restoration through humility, confession of fault, and the grace that resolves karmic obstructions.

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

The Gaṇas belong to Saguna Shiva’s sacred retinue; the verse highlights that reconciliation and removal of impediments occur within Shiva’s divine governance, often fulfilled through devotion and Shiva-oriented rites.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is repentance with prayer and seeking forgiveness before beginning Shiva-upāsanā—then proceeding with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a means to clear inner obstacles.