Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः

Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace

Devanagari script

किं तु स्वान्तःपुरं गत्वा पपौ पानमनुत्तमम् । मद्वाक्यं च विसस्मार विजहार विरुद्धधीः

Transliteration

kiṃ tu svāntaḥpuraṃ gatvā papau pānamanuttamam | madvākyaṃ ca visasmāra vijahāra viruddhadhīḥ

Translation

Doch dann ging er in seine inneren Gemächer, trank ein vortreffliches Rauschgetränk; sein Verstand wurde widersinnig, er vergaß meine Worte und gab sich dem Schwelgen hin.

Word by Word

• kim: but, however
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (अव्यय/प्रश्न)
• Form: Particle used idiomatically with tu (किंतु) as adversative

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक अव्यय)

• sva-antaḥpuram: to his inner palace
• sva-antaḥpuram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + antaḥpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) 'one's own inner palace'; Neuter, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Eka-vacana; goal of motion with gatvā

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-gerund (क्त्वान्त) from √gam; prior action

• papau: drank
• papau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana, Parasmaipada

• pānam: drink, liquor
• pānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Eka-vacana; object of papau

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana; superlative (उत्तम-प्रत्यय) qualifying pānam

• mat-vākyam: my words
• mat-vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) 'my word'; Neuter, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Eka-vacana; object of visasmāra

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• visasmāra: forgot
• visasmāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana, Parasmaipada

• vijahāra: sportively enjoyed / dallied
• vijahāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana, Parasmaipada

• viruddha-dhīḥ: of perverse mind
• viruddha-dhīḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viruddha (प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya 'one with perverse/contrary intellect'; Feminine stem dhī used adjectivally; Prathamā (Nominative), Eka-vacana; qualifies implied subject (he)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how moha (delusion) expressed through intoxication and pleasure-seeking becomes a form of pāśa (bondage), causing a person to forget wise counsel and turn the intellect away from dharma—an obstacle to grace and liberation in the Shaiva Siddhanta view.

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship trains the mind toward smaraṇa (remembrance) of Shiva through mantra and discipline; this verse presents the opposite movement—forgetfulness and viruddha-dhī—showing why steadiness, purity, and restraint are emphasized in Shiva-centered sādhanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate remembrance through Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and maintain sāttvika discipline; if following Shiva Purana practice, support this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to vigilance against distraction and indulgence.