Shloka 38

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

शिवनिन्दाकरो वध्यस्सर्वथा शिवकिंकरैः । ब्राह्मणश्चेत्स वै त्याज्यो गन्तव्यं तत्स्थलाद्द्रुतम्

Transliteration

śivanindākaro vadhyassarvathā śivakiṃkaraiḥ | brāhmaṇaścetsa vai tyājyo gantavyaṃ tatsthalāddrutam

Translation

One who reviles Śiva is fit to be punished in every way by Śiva’s attendants. Even if such a person is a brāhmaṇa, he must be abandoned, and one should quickly depart from that place.

Word by Word

• शिवनिन्दाकरः: one who does/commits abuse of Śiva
• शिवनिन्दाकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-निन्दा-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य निन्दा) + उपपद-समासः (निन्दां करोति)

• वध्यः: to be slain / punishable
• वध्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• सर्वथा: in every way; certainly
• सर्वथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शिवकिंकरैः: by Śiva's attendants/servants
• शिवकिंकरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-किंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य किंकराः)

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-निपात (conditional particle)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• त्याज्यः: to be abandoned/expelled
• त्याज्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्याज्य (कृदन्त; त्यज् धातु)
• Form: त्यज् (धातु) + यत् (gerundive/भाव्य) प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• गन्तव्यम्: (one) must go
• गन्तव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गन्तव्य (कृदन्त; गम् धातु)
• Form: गम् (धातु) + तव्यत् (gerundive/भाव्य) प्रत्यय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-भाव्य (impersonal obligation)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (of स्थलात्)

• स्थलात्: from the place
• स्थलात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, consistent with Rudrasaṃhitā discourse style)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-nindā is a grave spiritual offense that severs devotion and inner purity; therefore the devotee must protect bhakti by rejecting such company and speech.

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

Liṅga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship is grounded in reverence (śraddhā) and non-offense; the verse emphasizes that disrespect toward Śiva undermines the very foundation of pūjā and mantra-japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to avoid asat-saṅga, leave places of Śiva-nindā immediately, and re-center the mind through Śiva-smaraṇa and pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).