Shloka 40

भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3

Devanagari script

नाशोऽभिचारतो नास्ति धर्मिष्ठानां न संशयः । इति प्राह स्वयं चेशः श्रुत्याचारप्रमाणकृत्

Transliteration

nāśo'bhicārato nāsti dharmiṣṭhānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | iti prāha svayaṃ ceśaḥ śrutyācārapramāṇakṛt

Translation

“For those most steadfast in righteousness, there is no ruin wrought by sorcery—of this there is no doubt.” Thus spoke the Lord Himself, affirming Śruti and right conduct as the true authority and means of proof.

Word by Word

• नाशः: destruction
• नाशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अभिचारतः: from sorcery/black magic
• अभिचारतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; ‘from/through sorcery’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धर्मिष्ठानाम्: of the righteous
• धर्मिष्ठानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; ‘of the righteous/most dharmic’

• न: no; not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रुत्याचारप्रमाणकृत्: who establishes śruti and right conduct as authority
• श्रुत्याचारप्रमाणकृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति-आचार-प्रमाण-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्रुति’ + ‘आचार’ + ‘प्रमाण’ + ‘कृत्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (ईशः); ‘one who makes scripture and conduct authoritative/standard’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Īśa/Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Doctrinal assurance: steadfast dharma aligned with Śruti-ācāra is protected from hostile rites; encourages refuge in Śiva and adherence to right conduct.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Ethico-cosmic principle asserted amid war: dharma as invulnerability against abhicāra under Pati’s governance

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that one established in dharma and aligned with Śiva’s order is protected from harmful occult forces; spiritual integrity (dharma) becomes a shield through Śiva’s grace, leaving no room for fear or doubt.

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

Linga worship expresses surrender to Saguna Śiva as the protecting Lord (Īśa). The verse implies that devotion grounded in scriptural discipline (śruti) and right living (ācāra) draws Śiva’s guardianship, making external malefic rites ineffective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow śruti-guided ācāra: daily Śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), together with pure conduct; such disciplined devotion is presented as the practical safeguard against fear of abhicāra.