Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

मृत्योर्भयं न कर्तव्यं कदाचित्कुत्रचिद्बुधैः । अनिर्वार्यो यतो ह्येष उपायैर्निखिलैरपि

Transliteration

mṛtyorbhayaṃ na kartavyaṃ kadācitkutracidbudhaiḥ | anirvāryo yato hyeṣa upāyairnikhilairapi

Translation

ບັນດາຜູ້ຮູ້ຄວນບໍ່ໃຫ້ຄວາມຢ້ານກົວຕໍ່ຄວາມຕາຍ ບໍ່ວ່າເວລາໃດ ຫຼືສະຖານທີ່ໃດ. ເພາະຄວາມຕາຍນີ້ຫຼີກລ້ຽງບໍ່ໄດ້ ແລະບໍ່ອາດກັ້ນໄດ້ ແມ່ນແຕ່ດ້ວຍວິທີການທັງປວງຂອງມະນຸດ.

Word by Word

• mṛtyoḥ: of death
• mṛtyoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (मृत्यु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (भय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha-dyotaka (प्रतिषेध-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; negation particle (निषेध)

• kartavyam: should be done; is to be done
• kartavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; impersonal construction = 'should be done'

• kadācit: ever; at any time
• kadācit: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (कदाचित् अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (कालवाचक)

• kutracit: anywhere
• kutracit: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutracit (कुत्रचित् अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (देशवाचक)

• budhaiḥ: by the wise
• budhaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (बुध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• anirvāryaḥ: unavoidable
• anirvāryaḥ: Pradhāna-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anirvārya (अनिर्वार्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• yataḥ: because
• yataḥ: Hetu-dyotaka (हेतु-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (यतः अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; causal conjunction (हेतौ) = 'because'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; emphatic particle (निश्चय/खल्वर्थक)

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• upāyaiḥ: by means; by methods
• upāyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāya (उपाय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• nikhilaiḥ: by all
• nikhilaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (निखिल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifies upāyaiḥ

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; particle = 'even/also'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

FAQs

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

It teaches vairāgya and clarity: since death is unavoidable, the wise should not waste consciousness in fear, but turn inward toward dharma and Shiva-realization, seeking liberation rather than anxiety.

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

By removing fear of death, the mind becomes steady for Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā—where the devotee contemplates Shiva as the death-transcending Lord (Pati) and takes refuge in His grace rather than in limited worldly protections.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt daily Shiva-smaraṇa with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by calm meditation on impermanence; this channels the inevitability of death into disciplined devotion and inner steadiness.