Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

यौ त्वया मायया ख्यातौ स्वकीयौ दर्शितौ मम । तावेव राक्षसौ भूत्वा भार्यां तव हरिष्यतः

Transliteration

yau tvayā māyayā khyātau svakīyau darśitau mama | tāveva rākṣasau bhūtvā bhāryāṃ tava hariṣyataḥ

Translation

ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಮಾಯೆಯಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ‘ನನ್ನವರೇ’ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ ತೋರಿಸಿದ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರೇ, ರಾಕ್ಷಸರಾಗಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಪತ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಅಪಹರಿಸುವರು।

Word by Word

• yau: who (two)
• yau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; relative pronoun)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक; pronoun)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• māyayā: by (your) illusion
• māyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• khyātau: were made known/declared
• khyātau: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); predicate of yau

• sva-kīyau: as (your) own
• sva-kīyau: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + kīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वकीय = one's own); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• darśitau: were shown
• darśitau: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → darśita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

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

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; demonstrative pronoun)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• rākṣasau: two demons
• rākṣasau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु) → bhūtvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); 'having become'

• bhāryām: wife
• bhāryām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक; pronoun)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• hariṣyataḥ: will abduct/carry off
• hariṣyataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (dual), परस्मैपद

Speaker

A divine/narrative speaker within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue (warning/prophecy uttered in the course of the battle narrative, as relayed by Sūta Gosvāmin)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Māyā
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights māyā as a power that can distort recognition and trust; what appears “one’s own” can become a cause of fear and bondage. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such misapprehension points to pāśa (bondage) that is removed by turning to Pati (Śiva) for right discernment and protection.

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

In the battle narrative, worldly threats arise through delusion and hostile transformation. Worship of Saguna Śiva—especially through the Liṅga—centers the devotee in Śiva’s protecting grace, cultivating steadiness and viveka (discernment) so māyā-driven reversals do not overpower dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to strengthen discernment through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and daily Tripuṇḍra/bhasma dhāraṇa as a reminder of impermanence and Śiva’s guardianship, reducing susceptibility to māyā and fear.