Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency

Devanagari script

स चापि योगी योगेन यदि नाम स्वयं प्रभुः । शरीरात्तस्य निर्गच्छेदस्माकं शेषपालिता

Transliteration

sa cāpi yogī yogena yadi nāma svayaṃ prabhuḥ | śarīrāttasya nirgacchedasmākaṃ śeṣapālitā

Translation

そしてもし彼が—成就したヨーギーにして、まことに自らを主とする者—ヨーガの力によってその身を離れるなら、われらのうち残る者たちが守られ、保たれますように。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle; ‘also/even’

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योगेन: by yoga
• योगेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; means/instrument

• यदि: if
• यदि: Hetu/Condition (हेतु/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conditional particle

• नाम: indeed
• नाम: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle; concessive/emphatic ‘indeed/forsooth’

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adverb; ‘oneself’

• प्रभुः: the lord, master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; in apposition to ‘he’

• शरीरात्: from (his) body
• शरीरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ablative ‘from the body’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive

• निर्गच्छेत्: should depart
• निर्गच्छेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should go out/should depart’

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; genitive ‘of us/our’

• शेष-पालिता: protected as the remainder / the remaining (ones) protected
• शेष-पालिता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + पालित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate/qualifier (contextually: ‘(we) remaining are protected’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights yogic mastery (Yoga) as a means of conscious departure from the body, while affirming the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on seeking Pati—Lord Shiva as Prabhu—for protection of those who remain, underscoring grace and guardianship alongside discipline.

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

Calling the yogin “Prabhu” reflects lordship and sovereignty—qualities ultimately belonging to Shiva. In Linga/Saguna worship, devotees approach Shiva as the living Protector who sustains the community even amid crisis, aligning inner yogic power with outer devotion and refuge in Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady dhyāna and prāṇāyāma-oriented Yoga under devotion to Shiva, supported by Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a protective, stabilizing practice—seeking Shiva’s guardianship rather than mere display of yogic powers.