Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । तमामंत्र्य गते दैत्यं नारदे दिवि दैत्यराट् । तद्रूपश्रवणादासीदनंगज्वरपीडितः

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | tamāmaṃtrya gate daityaṃ nārade divi daityarāṭ | tadrūpaśravaṇādāsīdanaṃgajvarapīḍitaḥ

Translation

Sanatkumāra sprach: „O Nārada, nachdem jener Daitya verabschiedet worden war und fortging, wurde der Herr der Dānavas im Himmel schon beim bloßen Hören von ihrer Schönheit von der Fieberglut der Begierde, der Qual des Kāma, ergriffen.“

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आमन्त्र्य: having summoned/addressed
• आमन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having summoned/addressed’

• गते: (when he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी absolute with नारदे

• दैत्यं: the Daitya (demon)
• दैत्यं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नारदे: when Nārada
• नारदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); सप्तमी absolute

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यराट्: the king of the Daityas
• दैत्यराट्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + राट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तद्: of him/that
• तद्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of that (Nārada’s)’

• रूप: form/beauty
• रूप: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया in compound-stem; used in compound

• श्रवणात्: from hearing
• श्रवणात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आसीत्: was/became
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अनङ्ग: of Ananga (Cupid)
• अनङ्ग: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषपूर्वपद in compound; ‘of Ananga (Kāma)’

• ज्वर: fever
• ज्वर: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया in compound-stem

• पीडितः: afflicted
• पीडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) + पीडित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate of दैत्यराट्

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Daityaraj (king of demons)
• Ananga (Kama)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how mere sense-contact through hearing and imagination can inflame kāma (desire), showing it as a pasha (bond) that disturbs inner steadiness; Shaiva discipline aims to master such impulses so the mind can turn toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By contrasting agitation born of desire with the peace sought in worship, it indirectly supports Saguna Shiva/Linga-upāsanā as a stabilizing focus: devotion and remembrance of Shiva redirect the mind away from kāma toward purity and one-pointedness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with breath-awareness to cool mental agitation, supported by Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of vairāgya (dispassion).