Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas

Devanagari script

अतः परन्तु वाग्वादः क्रियते च परस्परम् । वाग्वादे च कृते नैव तर्ह्यायान्तु सुखेन वै

Transliteration

ataḥ parantu vāgvādaḥ kriyate ca parasparam | vāgvāde ca kṛte naiva tarhyāyāntu sukhena vai

Translation

Ainsi, qu’il n’y ait plus de querelle de paroles entre vous. Si cette dispute verbale se poursuit, vous n’obtiendrez pas la paix ; venez donc en harmonie et avancez avec calme.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• परन्तु: but, however
• परन्तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parantu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोधार्थक (adversative particle)

• वाग्वादः: verbal dispute, argument
• वाग्वादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāk (प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वाक्-वादा = ‘speech-argument’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• क्रियते: is done / takes place
• क्रियते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), कर्मणि (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• परस्परम्: mutually
• परस्परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; क्रियाविशेषण (reciprocal adverb)

• वाग्वादे: in the argument
• वाग्वादे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāk (प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• कृते: when (it is) done
• कृते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle); सप्तमी एकवचन (locative absolute sense) / अथवा नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचन; अत्र ‘कृते’ = ‘when done’ (सप्तमी)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• एव: at all / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• तर्हि: then
• तर्हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tarhi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनुक्रमवाचक (then)

• आयान्तु: let them come
• आयान्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सुखेन: with ease
• सुखेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘with ease’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/assuring particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

It teaches that contentious speech (vāgvāda) is a form of bondage (pāśa) that disturbs the mind and blocks śānti; restraint and harmony support devotion and inner clarity, which are essential for approaching Shiva.

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

Linga-worship emphasizes purity of mind, calmness, and reverence; verbal quarrel agitates the mind and weakens bhakti, whereas peaceful conduct prepares the devotee for focused pūjā, japa, and contemplation of Saguna Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt disciplined speech (mauna in spirit), then return to steady japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so the mind settles into peace rather than argument.