Shloka 44

पापभेदवर्णनम्

Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa

Devanagari script

पारदारिकचौराणां चंडानां विद्यते त्वघम् । परदाररतस्यापि राज्ञो भवति नित्यशः

Transliteration

pāradārikacaurāṇāṃ caṃḍānāṃ vidyate tvagham | paradāraratasyāpi rājño bhavati nityaśaḥ

Translation

परस्त्रीगामी, चोर व क्रूर जनांत पाप नक्कीच असते; आणि जो राजा परस्त्रीस आसक्त होतो, त्यालाही ते पाप नित्य लागते.

Word by Word

• पारदारिकचौराणाम्: of adulterer-thieves
• पारदारिकचौराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारदारिक + चौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (पारदारिकः चौरः = adulterer-thief); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• चण्डानाम्: of the fierce/cruel (men)
• चण्डानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विद्यते: exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘exists/is found’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• अघम्: sin
• अघम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परदाररतस्य: of one attached to another’s wife
• परदाररतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परदार + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परदारेषु रतः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षा (also/even)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवति: arises/becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यशः: always
• नित्यशः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/कालवाचक (always/constantly)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing Umā/Parvati in the Uma Samhita’s dharma-yoga discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that lust-driven transgression (paradāra) is a strong pāśa (bondage) that continually generates negative karma, obstructing inner purity needed for Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana emphasizes śauca (purity) and self-restraint; indulgence in paradāra contradicts the discipline that makes devotion (bhakti) steady and fruitful before Saguna Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice brahmacarya/self-restraint alongside daily Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and repentance with disciplined conduct to loosen the bonds of pāśa.