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

Dalam kalangan penggoda isteri orang, pencuri, dan orang ganas, dosa memang ada. Bahkan seorang raja yang ketagih kepada isteri lelaki lain pun menanggung dosa itu tanpa henti.

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.