Shloka 59

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

Devanagari script

यावत्कालं हि जीवस्य शरीरस्थो भवेत्स वै । तावत्कालं स्वल्पमृत्युर्न तं देवि विबाधते

Transliteration

yāvatkālaṃ hi jīvasya śarīrastho bhavetsa vai | tāvatkālaṃ svalpamṛtyurna taṃ devi vibādhate

Translation

ജീവൻ സത്യമായി ശരീരത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നത്രകാലം, ഹേ ദേവീ, അത്രകാലം അകാലമരണം അവനെ ഒരിക്കലും പീഡിപ്പിക്കുകയില്ല।

Word by Word

• यावत्कालम्: as long as (for that time)
• यावत्कालम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/causal

• जीवस्य: of the living being (jīva)
• जीवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन

• शरीरस्थः: situated in the body
• शरीरस्थः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरीर + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शरीरे स्थः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन

• भवेत्: may be/is (would be)
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he/that (jīva)
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed/certainly
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तावत्कालम्: for that long (so long)
• तावत्कालम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (correlative temporal adverb)

• स्वल्पमृत्युः: a minor/untimely death
• स्वल्पमृत्युः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्प + मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (स्वल्पः मृत्यु:); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवि: O देवी (Goddess)
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• विबाधते: afflicts/harasses
• विबाधते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that the jīva’s embodied term is governed by ripened karma (prārabdha); until that allotted span is complete, “untimely death” cannot override the ordained order. In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva as Pati upholds niyati (cosmic law) and protects the soul’s rightful course toward purification.

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

Worship of Saguna Shiva in the Linga form cultivates surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Shiva as the Lord of time and death. The devotee learns to trust that life and death move under Shiva’s governance, reducing fear and strengthening dharma and bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Mṛtyuñjaya (the conqueror of death) and repeat the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady japa; offer water and bilva to the Linga with the intent of removing mṛtyu-bhaya and stabilizing prāṇa.