Shloka 41

शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat

Gaṅgā-Region

Devanagari script

गमिष्यति जनः कश्चित्तत्र चेत्तं महाखलम् । दण्डयिष्ये विशेषेण सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

gamiṣyati janaḥ kaścittatra cettaṃ mahākhalam | daṇḍayiṣye viśeṣeṇa satyametanmayoditam

Translation

“If anyone goes there and proves to be that great wicked one, I shall punish him with special severity. Truly, this is what I have declared.”

Word by Word

• गमिष्यति: will go
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जनः: a person
• जनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कः: someone (who)
• कः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चित्: some/any (indefinite)
• चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चितार्थक-निपात (indefinite particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महाखलम्: a great wicked man
• महाखलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—महान् खलः (कर्मधारयः)

• दण्डयिष्ये: I will punish
• दण्डयिष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दण्डय् (धातु; दण्ड + णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Prakāra (प्रकार/Mode)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial instrumental)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥-karaṇa (कर्तृकरण/Agent expressed instrumentally)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उदितम्: uttered/said
• उदितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘एतत्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + इ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (said/uttered)

Speaker

Lord Śiva (inferred from Rudrasaṃhitā Pārvatīkhaṇḍa dialogue style and the authoritative vow to punish adharma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the righteous Lord who actively restrains adharma; divine punishment here functions as moral governance that protects devotees and preserves the conditions for spiritual life.

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

Saguna Śiva is not only the compassionate refuge but also the upholder of order; Linga-worship implies entering a sacred domain of purity where wicked intent is checked by Śiva’s protective power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain śaucā (purity) and right conduct while approaching Śiva’s sacred places; support this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a discipline to abandon harmful tendencies.