Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

ये रुद्राक्षधरा लोके जटाधारिण एव ये । ते सवे परिहर्तव्या नानेतव्याः कदाचन

Transliteration

ye rudrākṣadharā loke jaṭādhāriṇa eva ye | te save parihartavyā nānetavyāḥ kadācana

Translation

Ceux qui, dans ce monde, ne font que porter des graines de rudraksha et ceux qui ne gardent que des cheveux emmêlés doivent tous être évités ; ils ne doivent jamais être admis en sa compagnie.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun: who)

• रुद्राक्ष-धराः: wearers of rudrākṣa beads
• रुद्राक्ष-धराः: कर्ता (apposition to ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘धर’ = धारयति इति (agent noun); समास

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

• जटा-धारिणः: wearers of matted hair
• जटा-धारिणः: कर्ता (apposition to ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटा (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘धारिन्’ = possessing/wearing; समास

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: निपात (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्ध (repeated relative)

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ते)

• परिहर्तव्याः: to be avoided
• परिहर्तव्याः: विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of ते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √परि-हृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-भाव्य (gerundive/obligatory passive participle): ‘to be avoided’

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• आनेतव्याः: to be brought (in)
• आनेतव्याः: विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of ते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √आ-नी (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भाव्य (gerundive): ‘to be brought’ (here: not to be brought/introduced)

• कदाचन: ever / at any time
• कदाचन: कालाधिकरण (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (ever/at any time)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the teaching within the Rudra Saṃhitā to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that external symbols of Shaivism (rudrākṣa, jaṭā) are not proof of realization; without right conduct, devotion, and purity, such signs can become mere display, and a sincere seeker should avoid being misled.

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion emphasize śraddhā, niyama, and inner surrender; the verse cautions that wearing Shaiva emblems without true bhakti and dharma does not align one with Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt Shaiva marks only with sincere practice—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), disciplined living, and reverent use of rudrākṣa as an aid to meditation rather than a badge for social status.