Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे कामप्रादुर्भावो नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe kāmaprādurbhāvo nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ဤသို့ဖြင့် «သရီ-ရှီဝ မဟာပုရာဏ» ၏ ဒုတိယစာအုပ် ရုဒ္ရသံဟိတာအတွင်း၊ ဒုတိယပိုင်း စတီခဏ္ဍ၌ «ကာမ၏ ပေါ်ထွန်းခြင်း» ဟူသော ဒုတိယအခန်း ပြီးဆုံး၏။

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (colophon marker: thus)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (title compound), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘रुद्रस्य संहिता’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ordinal adjective (agreeing with implied ‘खण्डे/अध्याये’)

• सतीखण्डे: in the Satī-khaṇḍa
• सतीखण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘सत्याः खण्डः’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कामप्रादुर्भावः: the manifestation of Kāma
• कामप्रादुर्भावः: Karta (कर्ता) (title/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रादुर्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘कामस्य प्रादुर्भावः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘named/called’)

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied ‘asti’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrative colophon indicating chapter closure)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Sati
• Kama

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the close of a chapter; spiritually, it anchors the narrative within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Satī Khaṇḍa and signals that the teaching-context concerns Kāma (desire) as a power that must be harmonized and ultimately transcended through devotion to Śiva (Pati) and inner discipline.

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

Though it does not directly mention liṅga-worship, the Satī Khaṇḍa’s framing keeps the focus on Śiva as Saguna Pati—personally approachable through bhakti and ritual—by situating the story-world where desire (Kāma) is understood in relation to Śiva’s lordship and the devotee’s purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is to cultivate mastery over kāma through Śiva-centered japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with sattvic restraint, supporting deeper meditation on Śiva as the liberating Lord.