Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

यावत्स्वस्थमिदं वर्ष्म यावन्नेन्द्रियविक्लवः । यावज्जरा च दूरेऽस्ति तावत्सौख्यं प्रसाधयेत्

Transliteration

yāvatsvasthamidaṃ varṣma yāvannendriyaviklavaḥ | yāvajjarā ca dūre'sti tāvatsaukhyaṃ prasādhayet

Translation

Solange dieser Leib gesund bleibt, solange die Sinne nicht geschwächt sind und solange das Alter noch fern ist—bis dahin soll man eifrig Wohlergehen und wahres Glück durch rechtes Leben und Dharma pflegen.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालपरिमाणवाचक (correlative ‘as long as’)

• स्वस्थम्: healthy/sound
• स्वस्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying इदम् वर्ष्म)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वर्ष्म: body
• वर्ष्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालपरिमाणवाचक (correlative)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (negation)

• इन्द्रियविक्लवः: weakened in the senses
• इन्द्रियविक्लवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रिय + विक्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रियाणां विक्लवः)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालपरिमाणवाचक (correlative)

• जरा: old age
• जरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• दूरे: far away
• दूरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘दूरे’ (at a distance)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तावत्: so long/then
• तावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तावदर्थक (correlative ‘so long/then’)

• सौख्यम्: happiness/well-being
• सौख्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रसाधयेत्: one should accomplish/secure
• प्रसाधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+साध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches urgency (kāla-bodha): use the healthy body as an instrument for caryā-kriyā-yoga-jñāna before decline; aligns with tīrtha-yātrā as timely sādhana.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva principle of urgency: while the body and senses are strong, one should actively establish a life of dharma and Shiva-oriented well-being, because decline (jarā) makes practice difficult and time uncertain.

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

The verse supports regular Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā) while one has strength—daily devotion, purity, and discipline are easiest before illness and aging, and they mature into steadiness of mind that leads toward Shiva-realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin consistent daily sādhana now—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple Linga worship, and disciplined conduct—so spiritual momentum is established before the senses weaken.