Shloka 17

Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कामरूपेश्वरस्य सः । क्रोधेन प्रचलद्गात्रो भीमो वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kāmarūpeśvarasya saḥ | krodhena pracaladgātro bhīmo vacanamabravīt

Translation

സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—കാമരൂപേശ്വരന്റെ ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ ഭീമൻ ക്രോധത്താൽ ശരീരം വിറച്ച് മറുപടിയായി സംസാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (also possible प्रथमा); here object of श्रुत्वा

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• कामरूपेश्वरस्य: of Kāmarūpeśvara
• कामरूपेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामरूप + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कामरूपस्य ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• क्रोधेन: with anger/in anger
• क्रोधेन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental of cause

• प्रचलद्गात्रः: whose limbs were trembling
• प्रचलद्गात्रः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + चल (धातु) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: प्रचलन्ति गात्राणि यस्य सः; कृदन्त: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle) ‘प्रचलत्’ + गात्र; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; qualifies सः/भीमः

• भीमः: Bhīma
• भीमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Kamarupeshvara
• Bhima

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how ego-driven anger agitates the body and mind, contrasting with the Shaiva ideal of steadiness and surrender to Pati (Shiva) for inner purification and liberation.

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

By naming Kāmarūpeśvara, it situates the narrative around a localized Saguna manifestation of Shiva (often revered through the Linga), where human reactions like anger are tested against the sanctity and discipline expected in a Jyotirlinga-related pilgrimage context.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter anger with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and cultivate mental steadiness before entering Shiva’s shrine, aligning worship with purity and restraint.