Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

क्रौञ्चशरणागमनम् तथा बाणासुरवधः

Krauñca Seeks Refuge; Slaying of Bāṇāsura

Devanagari script

सर्वपापहरं दिव्यं सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम् । धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सताम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām | dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ satām

Translation

“It is divine and destroys all sins; for human beings it bestows every worthy desire. It is auspicious, fame-giving, life-enhancing, and—especially for the virtuous—grants both worldly enjoyment and final liberation (mokṣa).”

Word by Word

• सर्वपापहरम्: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां हरः)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वकामप्रदम्: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• धन्यम्: blessed/auspicious
• धन्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयुष्यम्: life-prolonging
• आयुष्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति + मुक्ति + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भुक्ति-मुक्ति (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + तत्पुरुष (प्रद)

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; अस्-धातोः शतृ/सत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of the good/virtuous’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises a Shaiva practice or praise of Shiva as both purifying (destroying pāpa) and elevating: it supports dharmic life (auspiciousness, fame, longevity) while also leading the devotee toward mukti through Shiva’s grace as Pati (the liberating Lord).

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

By describing tangible fruits—bhukti, protection, and purification—it aligns with Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā), where devotion and ritual reverence to Shiva’s manifest form mature into inner purity and readiness for liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-bhakti supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Linga-pūjā is implied, as these are the classic Shiva Purana means said to cleanse sins and culminate in both well-being and moksha.