Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

सत्वरं गत्वरो देहः संचयास्सपरिक्षयाः । इति विज्ञाय विज्ञाता देहसौख्यं प्रसाधयेत्

Transliteration

satvaraṃ gatvaro dehaḥ saṃcayāssaparikṣayāḥ | iti vijñāya vijñātā dehasaukhyaṃ prasādhayet

Translation

ദേഹം വേഗത്തിൽ ക്ഷയത്തിലേക്ക് ഓടുന്നു; എല്ലാ സമ്പാദ്യങ്ങളും നഷ്ടത്തിനിടയായവ—ഇതു അറിഞ്ഞ ജ്ഞാനി, ധർമ്മത്തിനും ശിവപൂജയ്ക്കും ആശ്രയമാകുന്ന വിധത്തിൽ ദേഹസുഖം യുക്തമായി നിയന്ത്രിച്ച് പരിപാലിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘quickly’)

• गत्वरः: transient, perishable
• गत्वरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (देहः इति)

• देहः: the body
• देहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• संचयाः: accumulations, collections
• संचयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सपरिक्षयाः: accompanied by decay, ending in loss
• सपरिक्षयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-परिक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (संचयाः इति); समासः सः परिक्षयः येषां ते/सहित-परिक्षयाः (कर्मधारय-भावः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Prakara (प्रकार/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having understood’

• विज्ञाता: the knower, the wise person
• विज्ञाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used as noun/adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘ज्ञानी/one who knows’

• देहसौख्यम्: bodily comfort
• देहसौख्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह-सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः देहस्य सौख्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रसाधयेत्: should secure, should accomplish
• प्रसाधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+साध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should accomplish/secure’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General instruction on anityatā: body and possessions perish; therefore maintain the body as an instrument for dharma and Śiva-upāsanā (implied by the Rudrasaṃhitā context).

Significance: Supports the Siddhānta ideal: disciplined life (caryā/kriyā) using the body as a temple for Śiva’s worship, not as an end in itself.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches vairāgya grounded in discernment: the body and possessions are impermanent, so a devotee should maintain the body only as a means for dharma, japa, and Śiva-bhakti, aiming for liberation rather than indulgence.

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

By urging practical stewardship of the body, it supports regular Linga-worship—daily pūjā, abhiṣeka, mantra-japa, and temple service—so the finite body becomes an instrument to approach Saguna Śiva and, through grace, realize the highest truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain bodily purity and steadiness to perform Śiva-sādhana—such as Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), applying bhasma (Tripuṇḍra), and simple disciplined living that sustains consistent worship.