Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अयं दुष्टः पुनर्निन्दां करिष्यति शिवस्य हि । ब्राह्मणत्वादवध्यश्चैत्त्याज्योऽदृश्यश्च सर्वथा

Transliteration

ayaṃ duṣṭaḥ punarnindāṃ kariṣyati śivasya hi | brāhmaṇatvādavadhyaścaittyājyo'dṛśyaśca sarvathā

Translation

“This wicked man will again revile Lord Śiva. Yet, because he is a brāhmaṇa, he is not to be slain; therefore he must be abandoned and kept out of sight—kept away in every way.”

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दुष्टः: wicked
• दुष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• निन्दाम्: abuse; slander
• निन्दाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यति: will do/commit
• करिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• ब्राह्मणत्वात्: because of Brāhmaṇa-hood
• ब्राह्मणत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (त्व)

• अवध्यः: not to be slain
• अवध्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निषेध-पूर्वक विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एतत्: this (fact); therefore
• एतत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (वाक्ये 'एतत्' = 'therefore/this being so' अर्थे)

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

• अदृश्यः: to be made unseen/kept out of sight
• अदृश्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृश्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana dialogue to the sages, conveying the decision of the devotees/elders in the episode)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Clarifies graded response: the nindaka is dangerous to spiritual welfare, yet social dharma (brāhmaṇa-avadhyatā) constrains violence; the Śaiva solution is total avoidance/exclusion to prevent spread of pāśa (impurity and wrong cognition).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-nindā (reviling Śiva) is a grave offense that must be firmly restrained, yet dharma also requires restraint from unlawful violence—so social and spiritual separation from the offender is prescribed.

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

Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship depend on reverence (śraddhā) and purity of speech; this verse highlights that contempt for Śiva undermines devotion, so the community protects the sanctity of worship by excluding persistent blasphemy.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to guard one’s speech and mind through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined sādhana, avoiding aparādha and keeping company that supports bhakti.