Shloka 35

नरकनामनिर्णयः

Catalogue of Narakas and Karmic Causes

Devanagari script

पुमान्न नरकं याति यः स्मरन्भक्तितो मुने । अहर्निशं शिवं तस्मात्स क्षीणाशेषपातकः

Transliteration

pumānna narakaṃ yāti yaḥ smaranbhaktito mune | aharniśaṃ śivaṃ tasmātsa kṣīṇāśeṣapātakaḥ

Translation

O Weiser, der Mann, der Śiva in Hingabe gedenkt, geht nicht zur Hölle. Darum wird er, indem er Śiva bei Tag und Nacht erinnert, zu einem, dessen verbleibende Sünden restlos verzehrt sind.

Word by Word

• पुमान्: a man/person
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (destination as object)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रदर्शक (relative pronoun)

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्मृ-धातोः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• भक्तितः: from/through devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause/means: 'out of devotion')

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• अहर्निशम्: day and night
• अहर्निशम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहर्निश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial usage); द्वन्द्व-समास (अहः + निशा) → 'day and night'

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्मरण-क्रियायाः कर्म

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति निपातवत् (therefore); अव्यय-प्रयोग (discourse particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता

• क्षीण: destroyed/waned
• क्षीण: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षी (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्षी-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अशेष: entire/all
• अशेष: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण समासाङ्ग; 'without remainder'

• पातकः: sins (one whose sins...)
• पातकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे समास-उत्तरपद (in compound sense)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes bhakti-smaraṇa as a purifier that prevents naraka-gati and exhausts pāpa—an expression of Śiva’s saving grace overriding the downward pull of bondage.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that unwavering devotional remembrance (śiva-smaraṇa) purifies the soul by dissolving sin and bondage, so the devotee is not dragged into hellish states but moves toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Remembering Shiva “day and night” is commonly supported by saguna upāsanā—Linga worship, mantra-japa, and visualization—through which the mind stays anchored in Shiva, leading to inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-smaraṇa through Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with simple Linga pūjā; keeping vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa can further sustain remembrance and devotion.