Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

तातानुरूपो रूपेण यशसा कुलशीलतः । ततो न त्रपसे किन्नस्त्यज दुर्वृत्ततां स्वकाम्

Transliteration

tātānurūpo rūpeṇa yaśasā kulaśīlataḥ | tato na trapase kinnastyaja durvṛttatāṃ svakām

Translation

ರೂಪ, ಯಶ, ಕುಲ ಮತ್ತು ಶೀಲ—ಎಲ್ಲದಲ್ಲೂ ನೀನು ತಂದೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕವನು. ಹಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ನಿನಗೆ ಲಜ್ಜೆ ಏಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲ? ಏನು ಕೊರತೆ? ನೀನೇ ಆರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಈ ದುರ್ವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸು।

Word by Word

• तात-अनुरूपः: befitting your father
• तात-अनुरूपः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: तातस्य अनुरूपः (conforming to father)

• रूपेण: by appearance
• रूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• यशसा: by fame
• यशसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• कुल-शीलतः: in respect of family and conduct
• कुल-शीलतः: Hetu/Viṣaya (हेतु/विषय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’ = ‘from/with respect to’; पूर्वपदद्वन्द्व: कुलं च शीलं च

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Vākyopanyāsa (वाक्योपन्यास)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त/प्रकारार्थ (therefore/from that)

• न: not
• न: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• त्रपसे: you feel ashamed
• त्रपसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• किम्: why/what
• किम्: Prayojana/Hetu (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• न: not
• न: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुर्वृत्तताम्: wicked conduct
• दुर्वृत्तताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वृत्तता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वकाम्: your own
• स्वकाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + का (प्रातिपदिक; ‘one’s own’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: स्वा सा का (your own) qualifying ‘दुर्वृत्तताम्’

Speaker

Brahmā (in the Sṛṣṭi narrative, admonishing a wayward being)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that true nobility is proven by conduct: one must renounce self-willed unrighteousness and return to dharma, which purifies the mind and prepares it for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in inner purity and disciplined character; abandoning durvṛtta aligns the devotee with the sattvic disposition required for fruitful Saguna Shiva devotion and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dharmic self-restraint supported by daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with repentance and a vow to abandon harmful habits.