Shloka 43

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

दुष्प्रतिग्रहदुर्भोज्यदुरालापादिसंभवम् । पापं सकृत्कीर्तनेन संहिता सा विनाशयेत्

Transliteration

duṣpratigrahadurbhojyadurālāpādisaṃbhavam | pāpaṃ sakṛtkīrtanena saṃhitā sā vināśayet

Translation

Sins arising from improper acceptance of gifts, forbidden or impure food, harsh and harmful speech, and similar faults—this Saṃhitā destroys them by even a single act of recitation or praise.

Word by Word

• दुष्प्रतिग्रह-दुर्भोज्य-दुरालाप-आदि-सम्भवम्: arising from evil gifts/food/speech etc.
• दुष्प्रतिग्रह-दुर्भोज्य-दुरालाप-आदि-सम्भवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष् + प्रतिग्रह + दुर् + भोज्य + दुर् + आलाप + आदि + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः ‘arising from bad acceptance (of gifts), bad food, bad speech, etc.’ (qualifying पापम्)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; object of विनाशयेत्

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: काल/आवृत्ति (Frequency adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: once)

• कीर्तनेन: by recitation
• कीर्तनेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by recitation/praise’

• संहिता: the saṃhitā (text)
• संहिता: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; subject

• सा: that
• सा: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative qualifying संहिता

• विनाशयेत्: should destroy
• विनाशयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense via prefix वि-: ‘should destroy’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga; it enumerates everyday pāśa (bondage) sources—tainted gifts, impure food, harmful speech—and asserts śāstra-kīrtana as their remover.

Significance: Encourages even minimal engagement (‘sakṛt’) with śiva-kathā as a purifier of subtle ethical faults that bind the soul.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-kathā and the recitation of this Saṃhitā have intrinsic purifying power, burning karmic impurities caused by unethical conduct (especially in receiving, eating, and speaking) and turning the mind toward devotion to Pati—Lord Śiva.

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

Recitation is presented as a direct limb of Saguna Śiva-bhakti: praising Śiva (often alongside Linga worship) purifies the devotee and makes one fit for Linga-sevā, mantra-japa, and temple/pilgrimage observances described in the Purāṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular kīrtana/paṭhana (chanting or reading) of Śiva Purāṇa passages—ideally accompanied by Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a disciplined life of pure food and truthful, gentle speech.