Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya

Devanagari script

उक्ता प्रत्युत्तरन्दद्याद्या नारी क्रोधतत्परा । सरमा जायते ग्रामे शृगाली निर्जने वने

Transliteration

uktā pratyuttarandadyādyā nārī krodhatatparā | saramā jāyate grāme śṛgālī nirjane vane

Translation

呼びかけられても刺すような言葉で言い返し、怒りに執する女は、里では犬として、人気なき森ではジャッカルとして生まれると言われる。

Word by Word

• uktā: (when) spoken/said
• uktā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• pratyuttaram: a reply, counter-answer
• pratyuttaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prati + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रति-उत्तरम् = प्रत्युत्तरम्)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• yā: who (a woman who)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• krodha-tatparā: intent on anger, anger-prone
• krodha-tatparā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + tatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रोधे तत्परा = क्रोधतत्परा)

• saramā: a bitch (female dog)
• saramā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• jāyate: is born/arises
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• grāme: in a village
• grāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative

• śṛgālī: a she-jackal
• śṛgālī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛgālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• nirjane: lonely, deserted
• nirjane: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; adjective qualifying vane

• vane: in a forest
• vane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Śiva (instructing on conduct and karmic consequences within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

FAQs

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

It warns that uncontrolled anger and harsh speech bind the soul (paśu) more tightly to karma and lower births; Shaiva dharma emphasizes inner purification so consciousness can turn toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Linga-worship is paired with ethical restraint; devotion to Saguna Śiva is meant to transform conduct—especially speech and anger—so the devotee becomes fit for grace (anugraha) and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cool krodha, along with mindful silence/controlled speech; on Mahāśivarātri, combine japa with simple Linga-abhiṣeka as a vow of self-restraint.