Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

वाराहप्रवरे कल्पे तरुण्या राधया सह । शापप्रभावं भुक्त्वा वै पुनरायास्यति स्वकम्

Transliteration

vārāhapravare kalpe taruṇyā rādhayā saha | śāpaprabhāvaṃ bhuktvā vai punarāyāsyati svakam

Translation

Dans l’excellent Varāha Kalpa, avec la jeune Rādhā, il subira assurément l’effet de la malédiction ; puis, après en avoir éprouvé la puissance, il retournera à son état et à sa demeure propres.

Word by Word

• vārāha-pravare: in the excellent Vārāha (kalpa)
• vārāha-pravare: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक) + pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास (pravaraḥ vārāhaḥ) qualifying kalpe

• kalpe: in the kalpa
• kalpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• taruṇyā: with the young woman
• taruṇyā: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taruṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• rādhayā: with Rādhā
• rādhayā: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rādhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition) governing instrumental: “with”

• śāpa-prabhāvam: the effect of the curse
• śāpa-prabhāvam: Karma (कर्म/object of bhuktvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास

• bhuktvā: having undergone
• bhuktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; धातु √bhuj (to enjoy/undergo)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• āyāsyati: will come/return
• āyāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svakam: his/one’s own (abode/state)
• svakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; used as object of āyāsyati (return to one’s own place/state)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Varāha-kalpa (kalpa reference)

Characters & Entities

• Rādhā
• Varāha (Kalpa)

FAQs

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

It highlights that even exalted beings may temporarily undergo the “fruit” of a curse (a karmic bondage), yet by divine order and right time they return to their own true station—showing Shiva’s governance of karma and the eventual restoration of dharma.

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

The verse points to Shiva as the Lord who regulates worldly consequences and grants restoration. Linga-worship centers the devotee in Saguna Shiva’s grace (anugraha), by which karmic afflictions are endured, purified, and ultimately transcended.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, cultivating patience through karmic trials while seeking Shiva’s grace for return to one’s highest state.