Shloka 28

Devanagari script

साम्बो नाम महावीर्यः पुत्रस्ते भविता बली । घोरसंवर्तकादित्यश्शप्तो मुनिभिरेव च

Transliteration

sāmbo nāma mahāvīryaḥ putraste bhavitā balī | ghorasaṃvartakādityaśśapto munibhireva ca

Translation

‘ಸಾಂಬ’ ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯವಂತ, ಮಹಾಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ಪುತ್ರನು ನಿನಗೆ ಜನಿಸುವನು. ಮುನಿಗಳ ಶಾಪದಿಂದ ಅವನು ಘೋರ ಸಂವರ್ತಕ ಸೂರ್ಯನಂತೆ ವಿನಾಶಕಾರಿ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ದಹಿಸುವನು.

Word by Word

• साम्बः: Sāmba
• साम्बः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘named/called’

• महावीर्यः: of great prowess
• महावीर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक: महा + वीर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘साम्बः’)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; वैदिक/काव्यरूप ‘भविता’ (भविष्यति)

• बली: strong/mighty
• बली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘पुत्रः/साम्बः’)

• घोरसंवर्तकादित्यः: Ghora-Saṃvartaka-Āditya (a name)
• घोरसंवर्तकादित्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोर + संवर्तक + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थ: ‘संवर्तक-आदित्यः’ विशेषितः ‘घोर’

• शप्तः: cursed
• शप्तः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘cursed’

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण निपात (emphasis: indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Saṃvartaka imagery (pralaya-like destructive solar blaze) invoked as a simile for curse-fruit

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Muni (sages)
• Saṃvartaka Āditya

FAQs

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

It highlights karmic law (pāśa/bondage): even a powerful birth is not beyond the moral-spiritual order upheld by sages. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, strength without right conduct can become a cause of bondage, while Shiva’s grace is the ultimate purifier.

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

The verse contrasts destructive heat (saṃvartaka-like intensity) with the cooling, stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Linga for śānti, restraint, and purification when one is scorched by consequences of actions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śiva-śānti: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, seeking inner cooling and discipline to prevent fierce, destructive tendencies from maturing.