Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

किं बहूक्तेन कुलजे तुभ्यं कुप्याम्यहं वृथा । तदाभ्यवहारिष्येहमुपयंस्याम्यहं यदा

Transliteration

kiṃ bahūktena kulaje tubhyaṃ kupyāmyahaṃ vṛthā | tadābhyavahāriṣyehamupayaṃsyāmyahaṃ yadā

Translation

ಬಹಳ ಹೇಳುವುದರಿಂದ ಏನು ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ, ಹೇ ಕುಲಜ! ನಿನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ನಾನು ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಕೋಪಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಆ ಸಮಯ ಬಂದಾಗ ನಾನು ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಆಗಲೇ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನೂ ಪತಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ।

Word by Word

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: प्रश्न/निग्रह (rhetorical: what use?)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• बहु-उक्तेन: with much talk / by many words
• बहु-उक्तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘बहूक्त’ = much-speech; तृतीया-हेतौ/साधने (by/with)

• कुलजे: O noble-born lady
• कुलजे: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रयोग (address)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी? here चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुप्यामि: I get angry
• कुप्यामि: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कुप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष? actually उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I get angry’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वृथा: in vain / without reason
• वृथा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: then)

• अभ्यवहारिष्ये: I shall eat / partake
• अभ्यवहारिष्ये: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अभि-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उपयंस्यामि: I shall marry (you)
• उपयंस्यामि: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √उप-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I shall marry/take (as wife)’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: काल-सम्बन्ध (temporal clause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative temporal: when)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s mastery over reactive anger and his return to dharmic resolve—teaching that a devotee should abandon needless agitation, speak minimally, and act with steady intention aligned to truth.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the Lord models ideal conduct: compassion, self-restraint, and clarity of vow. Linga-worship similarly trains the mind to move from impulse (krodha) to steadiness (śānti) through daily reverence and remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa with the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cool anger and stabilize resolve; pairing it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and simple sattvic discipline supports inner composure.