Shloka 52

पापभेदवर्णनम्

Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa

Devanagari script

एवमाद्यैर्नरः पापैरुत्क्रांतिसमनंतरम् । शरीरयातनार्थाय सर्वाकारमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

evamādyairnaraḥ pāpairutkrāṃtisamanaṃtaram | śarīrayātanārthāya sarvākāramavāpnuyāt

Translation

Demikianlah, karena dosa-dosa semacam itu, segera setelah meninggalkan tubuh, seseorang mengambil segala macam wujud semata-mata untuk mengalami siksaan jasmani.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• आद्यैः: by the initial (ones)
• आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (instrumental plural)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• पापैः: by sins
• पापैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• उत्क्रान्ति: of departure (from life)
• उत्क्रान्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्क्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• समनन्तरम्: immediately after
• समनन्तरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• शरीर: of the body
• शरीर: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• यातना: of torment
• यातना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यातना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अर्थाय: for the purpose
• अर्थाय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ākāram)

• आकारम्: a form
• आकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes karma as a binding pāśa: sinful actions propel the jīva into varied embodiments meant for experiencing the corresponding suffering, until purification and turning toward Śiva as Pati (the Liberator).

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

By highlighting the pain of karmic bondage, it indirectly urges refuge in Saguna Śiva through Linga-worship, devotion, and repentance—means taught in the Purana for cleansing pāpa and redirecting the soul toward grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to adopt Śiva-oriented expiation and steadiness: daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and sincere bhakti to reduce pāpa and loosen bondage.