Shloka 47

दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवद्रोहिणमालोक्य दष्टदंतो यमः स्वयम् । तप्ततैलकटाहेषु पातयत्येव नान्यथा

Transliteration

śivadrohiṇamālokya daṣṭadaṃto yamaḥ svayam | taptatailakaṭāheṣu pātayatyeva nānyathā

Translation

Seeing a betrayer of Śiva, Yama himself—gnashing his teeth in fury—casts that offender into cauldrons of boiling oil; it is so and not otherwise.

Word by Word

• śiva-drohiṇam: a betrayer of Śiva
• śiva-drohiṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + drohin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: śivasya drohī = one who betrays Śiva

• ālokya: having seen
• ālokya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √lok (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having seen’

• daṣṭa-dantaḥ: with clenched teeth
• daṣṭa-dantaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daṣṭa (√daṃś, क्त-कृदन्त) + danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; Bahuvrīhi: daṣṭāḥ dantāḥ yasya = with clenched/bitten teeth

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic indeclinable (निपात)

• tapta-tailakaṭāheṣu: in cauldrons of boiling oil
• tapta-tailakaṭāheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapta (√tap, क्त-कृदन्त) + taila (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṭāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); Tatpuruṣa chain: taptasya tailasya kaṭāhāḥ = cauldrons of heated oil

• pātayati: throws (causes to fall)
• pātayati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु, णिच् causative)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; causative: causes to fall/throws

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (रीतिवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Naraka-daṇḍa for śiva-droha (karmic retribution)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Yama

FAQs

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

The verse warns that Śiva-droha (betrayal or malicious opposition to Śiva and His devotees) is a grave form of bondage (pāśa) that ripens into intense suffering under the law of dharma; it urges the soul (paśu) to turn from hatred and disrespect to devotion and surrender to Pati (Śiva).

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

Linga-worship represents reverence to Saguna Śiva as the accessible form of the Supreme; this verse underscores that contempt for Śiva (and by extension His Linga, worship, and devotees) is spiritually destructive, while honoring Śiva through proper worship aligns one with dharma and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with repentance for offenses, perform Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) with remembrance of Śiva, and cultivate non-hatred toward Śiva-bhaktas—these are practical correctives to Śiva-aparādha.