Shloka 32

भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य

The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva

Devanagari script

शिवेति नामपीयूषवर्षधारापरिप्लुताः । संसारदवमध्येपि न शोचंति कदाचन

Transliteration

śiveti nāmapīyūṣavarṣadhārāpariplutāḥ | saṃsāradavamadhyepi na śocaṃti kadācana

Translation

‘ശിവ’ എന്ന നാമാമൃതവർഷധാരയിൽ മുഴുവനായി നനഞ്ഞവർ, സംസാരമെന്ന ദാവാനലത്തിന്റെ നടുവിലായാലും ഒരിക്കലും ശോകിക്കുന്നില്ല।

Word by Word

• शिव: “Śiva”
• शिव: Viṣaya (विषय/उद्धृतशब्द)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-पूर्वक-उद्धरणे (as the quoted word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• नाम-पीयूष-वर्ष-धारा-परिप्लुताः: flooded by streams of the nectar-rain of the Name
• नाम-पीयूष-वर्ष-धारा-परिप्लुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पीयूष (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + धारा (प्रातिपदिक) + परिप्लुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध/उपमान): नामपीयूषम् (name-nectar) तस्य वर्षधारा; तया परिप्लुताः (flooded/soaked)

• संसार-दव-मध्ये: in the midst of the wildfire of saṃsāra
• संसार-दव-मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + दव (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: संसाररूपः दवः; तस्य मध्ये

• अपि: even
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक निपात (even/also)

• न: not
• न: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• शोचन्ति: grieve
• शोचन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कदाचन: ever
• कदाचन: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (at any time/ever)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī is portrayed as the place where even amid saṃsāra’s ‘dava’ (wildfire), Śiva’s saving presence is immediate; the verse reframes the kṣetra’s promise as an inner state produced by nāma-amṛta.

Significance: Assures fearlessness and freedom from śoka through immersion in Śiva-nāma; aligns with Kāśī’s reputation for granting release from saṃsāric grief.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śiva iti

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-nāma (the Name of Shiva) is like nectar that cools and heals the burning of saṃsāra; when the mind is immersed in that remembrance, sorrow loses its power, and grace-oriented liberation becomes possible.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework, nāma-japa supports Saguna upāsanā: one may worship the Śiva-liṅga while continually repeating “Śiva” or the Pañcākṣarī, letting the Name become the inner offering that steadies devotion and purifies bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva nāma-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—done with concentration (dhyāna) and devotion (bhakti); it can be paired with liṅga-pūjā, vibhūti (tripuṇḍra), and rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.