Shloka 50

पापभेदवर्णनम्

Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि चान्यानि द्रव्याणि विविधानि च । नरकेषु ध्रुवं यान्ति चापहृत्याल्पकानि च

Transliteration

evamādīni cānyāni dravyāṇi vividhāni ca | narakeṣu dhruvaṃ yānti cāpahṛtyālpakāni ca

Translation

Likewise, those who steal various kinds of other goods—even small and seemingly insignificant items—certainly go to the hells, for the act of theft binds the soul to painful karmic retribution.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in this way)

• आदीनि: and the like
• आदीनि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः: एवम्-आदि (such as these, etc.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of द्रव्याणि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• द्रव्याणि: goods/possessions
• द्रव्याणि: Karma (कर्म/Object; of ‘steal’ implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of द्रव्याणि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• नरकेषु: in hells
• नरकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Certainty)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक एकवचन (adverbial accusative: certainly)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अपहृत्य: having stolen
• अपहृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपहृत्य (कृदन्त; अप-√हृ (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having stolen

• अल्पकानि: small (items)
• अल्पकानि: Karma (कर्म/Object; ‘small (things)’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: even/also
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana’s teaching as received in the Uma Samhita tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It stresses that adharma like theft—whether large or small—creates binding karma (pāśa) that leads the soul (paśu) into suffering; liberation requires returning to dharma and seeking Shiva’s purifying grace through right conduct and repentance.

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

Linga worship is not merely ritual; it is alignment with Shiva as the moral and spiritual Lord (Pati). This verse underscores that devotion must be supported by ethical living—otherwise the devotee remains bound by karma despite outward worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice sincere repentance and restraint, then stabilize the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva-puja as purification—resolving firmly to abandon taking what is not given.