Shloka 5

नरकनामनिर्णयः

Catalogue of Narakas and Karmic Causes

Devanagari script

श्वभोजनोऽथ रुष्टश्च महारौरवशाल्मली । इत्याद्या बहवस्तत्र नरका दुःखदायकाः

Transliteration

śvabhojano'tha ruṣṭaśca mahārauravaśālmalī | ityādyā bahavastatra narakā duḥkhadāyakāḥ

Translation

そこ（刑罰の界）には苦しみを与える地獄が数多くあり、シュヴァボージャナ、ルシュタ、マハーラウラヴァ、シャールマリー等、同類のものがある。

Word by Word

• श्वभोजनः: (hell named) Śvabhojana
• श्वभोजनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वभोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्वानां भोजनम्)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• रुष्टः: (hell named) Ruṣṭa / the angry
• रुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुष्ट (कृदन्त; √रुष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• महारौरवशाल्मली: (hells) Mahāraurava and Śālmalī
• महारौरवशाल्मली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रौरव + शाल्मली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (महारौरवश्च शाल्मली च)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निर्देशक/उद्धरणसमाप्तिसूचक

• आद्याः: and others (beginning with these)
• आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (beginning/and others)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• नरकाः: hells
• नरकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दुःखदायकाः: pain-giving
• दुःखदायकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दुःखं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages, Uma-samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

FAQs

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

It underscores the Shaiva teaching that karmic bondage (pāśa) produces real suffering in lower realms; liberation arises by turning to Pati (Shiva) through dharma and devotion, thereby exhausting and transcending karma.

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

By contrasting the pain of karmic retribution with the refuge of Shiva, it indirectly motivates Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-bhakti as purifying disciplines that loosen pāśa and orient the soul toward grace and release.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudrākṣa, and applying Tripuṇḍra-bhasma—done with repentance and ethical living to reduce karmic causes of suffering.