Shloka 2

रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा

Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणा निर्मिते लोके यदा दुखं प्रजायते । तदा त्वं सर्वदुःखानां नाशाय तत्परो भव

Transliteration

brahmaṇā nirmite loke yadā dukhaṃ prajāyate | tadā tvaṃ sarvaduḥkhānāṃ nāśāya tatparo bhava

Translation

Apabila di dunia yang dicipta oleh Brahmā timbul penderitaan, maka hendaklah engkau menumpukan seluruh niat untuk melenyapkan segala dukacita—dengan berlindung pada Śiva dan rahmat-Nya.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā / by Brahman (creator)
• ब्रह्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्मिते: in the created (world)
• निर्मिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि√मा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular); ‘लोके’ इति विशेषणम्

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रजायते: arises
• प्रजायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थे मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्व-दुःखानाम्: of all sorrows
• सर्व-दुःखानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नाशाय: for destruction
• नाशाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्-परः: intent on that (goal)
• तत्-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘tat’ + ‘para’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘त्वम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• भव: be
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that duḥkha inevitably appears in the created realm, and the Shaiva remedy is to turn one’s intention toward Śiva—the Pati—whose grace dissolves sorrow and the bonds that cause it.

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

It points to practical refuge: worship of Saguna Śiva—especially the Śiva-liṅga as His accessible form—so the devotee can focus the mind and seek the destruction of all sorrows through devotion and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt Śiva-śaraṇāgati (taking refuge in Śiva) through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple liṅga-pūjā (water/abhisheka) as a focused remedy when suffering arises.