Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva

Devanagari script

रुद्र उवाच । युवां दुष्टावतिखलावपराधकरौ मम । पार्वतीदंडदातारौ रणादस्मात्पराङ्मुखौ

Transliteration

rudra uvāca | yuvāṃ duṣṭāvatikhalāvaparādhakarau mama | pārvatīdaṃḍadātārau raṇādasmātparāṅmukhau

Translation

Rudra sprach: „Ihr beide seid böse und überaus verderbt, Übeltäter wider Mich. Ihr seid würdig, durch die Hand Pārvatīs bestraft zu werden; darum wendet das Antlitz ab und zieht euch aus dieser Schlacht zurück.“

Word by Word

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धा॒तु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yuvām: you two
• yuvām: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन

• duṣṭa: wicked
• duṣṭa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √duṣ क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (yuvām)

• ati-khalau: very vile
• ati-khalau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + khala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (‘अतिकहल’ = अत्यन्तं खलः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (yuvām)

• aparādhakarau: wrongdoers/offenders
• aparādhakarau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aparādha + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘अपराधं करोति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (yuvām)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• pārvatī-daṇḍa-dātārau: givers of punishment to Pārvatī
• pārvatī-daṇḍa-dātārau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārvatī + daṇḍa + dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-संबन्धः—‘पार्वत्याः दण्डं ददाति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (yuvām)

• raṇāt: from the battle
• raṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• asmāt: from this
• asmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• parāṅmukhau: turned away / facing away
• parāṅmukhau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parāṅmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘पराङ् मुखं यस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (yuvām)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that Shiva-aparādha (offense toward Shiva and His dharma) brings immediate moral consequence, and that divine grace often appears first as discipline—redirecting the offender away from further wrongdoing so the soul may return to right conduct.

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

Here Saguna Shiva (Rudra) acts as the personal Lord who judges adharma and protects cosmic order. Linga-worship emphasizes reverence and humility; this verse warns that devotion must be free from arrogance and hostility, otherwise one falls into aparādha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is aparādha-kṣamā (seeking forgiveness) through Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with simple Shiva-pūjā using bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and sincere repentance to turn away (parāṅmukha) from harmful action.