Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship

Devanagari script

शिववेषतया लोके येन केनापि हेतुना । ते सर्वे परिहर्तव्या नानेतव्याः कदाचन

Transliteration

śivaveṣatayā loke yena kenāpi hetunā | te sarve parihartavyā nānetavyāḥ kadācana

Translation

Dans ce monde, ceux qui, pour quelque raison que ce soit, prennent l’apparence de Śiva—tous ceux-là doivent être évités; qu’on ne les admette jamais en sa compagnie.

Word by Word

• शिववेषतया: by/with the guise of Śiva
• शिववेषतया: Karana (करण/Instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-वेष-ता (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + वेष + ता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य वेषः) + ता-प्रत्यय (abstract noun)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• येन: by which/whereby
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• केन: by some (which)
• केन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रश्न/अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• हेतुना: by a reason/cause
• हेतुना: Karana (करण/Instrument; cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• परिहर्तव्याः: are to be avoided/removed
• परिहर्तव्याः: Vidheya (विधेय/Predicate; कर्मणि-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-हृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive), तव्यत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• आनेतव्याः: are to be brought (should not be brought)
• आनेतव्याः: Vidheya (विधेय/Predicate; कर्मणि-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive), तव्यत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय (negated)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches discernment (viveka): outward marks of Śaiva identity are meaningful only when supported by inner devotion and right conduct; hypocrisy in the name of Śiva is to be avoided to protect one’s bhakti and dharma.

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

Liṅga and saguna worship emphasize reverence, purity, and truthfulness; the verse cautions that merely imitating Śiva’s external signs without genuine surrender and discipline is a distortion of Śaiva practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Choose sat-saṅga with sincere Śiva-bhaktas; wear Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa only with humility, maintain japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and avoid associating with those who use Śaiva symbols for deception.