Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्

Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman

Devanagari script

मया परीक्षितासि त्वं बहुधा दृढमानसे । तत्क्षमस्वापराधम्मे लोकलीलानुसारिणः

Transliteration

mayā parīkṣitāsi tvaṃ bahudhā dṛḍhamānase | tatkṣamasvāparādhamme lokalīlānusāriṇaḥ

Translation

堅き心を持つ者よ、私はさまざまにあなたを試した。ゆえに我が過ちを赦してほしい。私は主の世間における戯れ（リーラー, līlā）に従って振る舞ったのだ。

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया एकवचन (instrumental sg.)

• परीक्षिता: tested, examined
• परीक्षिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• बहुधा: many times, in many ways
• बहुधा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in many ways/many times)

• दृढमानसे: O firm-minded one
• दृढमानसे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढ + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: दृढं मानसं यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (voc. sg.)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (acc. sg.)—here as object ‘that’ (i.e., therefore/that fault)

• क्षमस्व: forgive
• क्षमस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (forgive!)

• अपराधम्: offence, fault
• अपराधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (gen./dat. sg. enclitic); here genitive ‘my’

• लोकलीलानुसारिणः: of me, who follows worldly play
• लोकलीलानुसारिणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + लीला + अनुसारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास: लोकलीलाम् अनुसरति इति; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (gen. sg.)—qualifying ‘me’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere devotion and steadfastness are refined through trials, and that even apparent hardship can be part of Shiva’s līlā meant to mature the soul (paśu) toward grace and liberation.

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

Shiva’s request for forgiveness reveals Saguna Shiva’s intimate, personal relationship with the devotee—Linga worship likewise emphasizes surrender, patience, and trust in the Lord’s compassionate governance behind worldly appearances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice kṣamā-bhāvanā (cultivating forgiveness) and steadiness in japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—treating obstacles as occasions to deepen bhakti rather than weaken it.