Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera

Devanagari script

न केवलं ममैवैतदंगुलीयं समर्पितम् । अन्येषां द्यूतकर्तॄणां भूरि तेनार्पितं वसु

Transliteration

na kevalaṃ mamaivaitadaṃgulīyaṃ samarpitam | anyeṣāṃ dyūtakartṝṇāṃ bhūri tenārpitaṃ vasu

Translation

「この指輪を差し出したのは、私ひとりではありません。彼によって、ほかの賭博者たちも多くの財を賭け、そして渡したのです。」

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• kevalam: only
• kevalam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative used as avyaya (केवलम्); 'only/merely'

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण निपात)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative used adjectivally

• aṅgulīyam: ring
• aṅgulīyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgulīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• samarpitam: was handed over
• samarpitam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + arp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with aṅgulīyam

• anyeṣām: of others
• anyeṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dyūta-kartṝṇām: of gamblers
• dyūta-kartṝṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyūta (प्रातिपदिक) + kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); 'of gamblers' (doers of gambling)

• bhūri: much; abundant
• bhūri: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūri (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable quantifier/adverb (परिमाणवाचक अव्यय)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• arpitam: was given
• arpitam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with vasu

• vasu: wealth
• vasu: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights how worldly craving multiplies through association—gambling and greed spread, increasing bondage (pāśa) and distracting the soul (paśu) from turning toward Shiva (Pati).

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

By contrasting material stake and loss with higher refuge, it implicitly points the devotee away from unstable wealth toward steadfast devotion—seeking support in Saguna Shiva worship (Linga, pūjā) as a stabilizing dhārmic path.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to replace compulsive pursuits with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shiva-pūjā (water offering and bhasma/tripuṇḍra if initiated), cultivating vairāgya (detachment).