Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

अलकापतेः तपः-लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा च वरप्राप्तिः / The Lord of Alakā: Austerity, Liṅga-Establishment, and the Receiving of a Boon

Devanagari script

शिवैक्यं सुमहापात्रं तपोग्निपरिबृंहितम् । कामक्रोधमहाविघ्नपतंगाघात वर्जितम्

Transliteration

śivaikyaṃ sumahāpātraṃ tapogniparibṛṃhitam | kāmakrodhamahāvighnapataṃgāghāta varjitam

Translation

C'est l'unité avec Shiva — un vase très exalté, fortifié par le feu de l'austérité — exempt des coups brûlants des papillons de nuit des grands obstacles tels que le désir et la colère.

Word by Word

• शिवैक्यम्: unity with Śiva
• शिवैक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + ऐक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom/Acc sg); तत्पुरुष ('unity with Śiva')

• सुमहापात्रम्: a very great vessel (fit receptacle)
• सुमहापात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + महा + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom/Acc sg); कर्मधारय ('very great vessel/recipient')

• तपोग्निपरिबृंहितम्: strengthened by the fire of austerity
• तपोग्निपरिबृंहितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + अग्नि + परि + बृंह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Past passive participle; Neuter; Nom/Acc sg); तत्पुरुष ('strengthened by the fire of austerity')

• कामक्रोधमहाविघ्नपतंगाघातवर्जितम्: free from the strikes of moth-like great obstacles (desire and anger)
• कामक्रोधमहाविघ्नपतंगाघातवर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + क्रोध + महा + विघ्न + पतंग + आघात + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Past passive participle; Neuter; Nom/Acc sg); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ('devoid of the blows of moth-like great obstacles—desire and anger')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises śivaikya—inner union with Shiva—as the supreme spiritual attainment, matured by tapas and protected from the great hindrances of desire and anger that disturb steady realization.

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

Linga/Saguna worship disciplines the mind and purifies the devotee; when devotion and restraint mature, the worshipper moves toward the inner fruit described here—steadfast Shiva-consciousness (śivaikya).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice tapas as regulated sadhana—daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with disciplined conduct that specifically counters kāma and krodha, so the mind becomes a fit ‘vessel’ for Shiva-realization.