Shloka 71

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

नापराधो ममाप्यत्र ब्रह्मन् मयि निरागसि । दारुणः समयश्चैव शापो देव जगत्पते

Transliteration

nāparādho mamāpyatra brahman mayi nirāgasi | dāruṇaḥ samayaścaiva śāpo deva jagatpate

Translation

Ô Brahmā, je n’ai commis ici aucune faute ; en vérité je suis sans culpabilité. Pourtant le temps est terrible, et la malédiction — ô Seigneur, Maître des mondes — s’est bel et bien accomplie.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अपराधः: offence/fault
• अपराधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place: 'here/in this matter')

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman/Brahmā
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative)

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative)

• निरागसि: (who is) faultless
• निरागसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-आगस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); विशेषणम् (qualifying 'mayi'): 'being sinless/without fault'

• दारुणः: terrible
• दारुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); विशेषणम् (qualifying 'शापः/समयः')

• समयः: time/occasion; stipulation
• समयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: 'indeed/just')

• शापः: curse
• शापः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative)

• जगत्पते: O lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः): जगतः पतिः

Speaker

Satī (addressing Brahmā and invoking the Lord as Jagatpati)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even when one is personally blameless, the workings of kāla (time) and śāpa (a destined curse) can unfold—highlighting the Purāṇic view that cosmic order may override individual innocence, urging surrender to Pati (Shiva) amid suffering.

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

By calling the Lord “Jagatpati,” the verse turns distress into devotion toward Saguna Shiva—the personal Lord who governs the worlds—encouraging devotees to seek refuge in Shiva’s grace rather than being shaken by adverse events.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—especially during संकट-काळ (times of hardship), along with steady bhakti as the mind faces the inevitability of kāla.