Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

रे रे शठ महादुष्ट दुष्टानां दुष्टबोधवान् । अभक्षश्शिववीर्यं यन्नाकार्षीरुचितं हि तत्

Transliteration

re re śaṭha mahāduṣṭa duṣṭānāṃ duṣṭabodhavān | abhakṣaśśivavīryaṃ yannākārṣīrucitaṃ hi tat

Translation

ରେ ରେ, ଶଠ ମହାଦୁଷ୍ଟ! ଦୁଷ୍ଟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦୁଷ୍ଟବୁଦ୍ଧିଧାରୀ! ଯେ ଶିବ-ବୀର୍ୟ ଅଭକ୍ଷ୍ୟ, ତାହାକୁ ଭକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ଭାବି ତୁମେ ଯାହା କଲ, ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅନୁଚିତ।

Word by Word

• रे: hey!
• रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रे (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-निपात)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle), अव्यय

• रे: hey!
• रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रे (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-निपात)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle), अव्यय

• शठ: O rogue
• शठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महादुष्ट: O great wicked one
• महादुष्ट: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् दुष्टः)

• दुष्टानाम्: of the wicked
• दुष्टानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/genitive), बहुवचन

• दुष्टबोधवान्: O one whose understanding is wicked
• दुष्टबोधवान्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + बोधवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दुष्टानां बोधः यस्य सः / दुष्टबोधः)

• अभक्षः: (you) are unfit to eat / not to be eaten
• अभक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• शिववीर्यम्: Śiva’s semen/virility
• शिववीर्यम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य वीर्यम्)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

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

• अकार्षीः: you did / you performed
• अकार्षीः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; धातु: कृ (to do)

• उचितम्: proper/appropriate
• उचितम्: Vidhaya (विधेय/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (उच्/वच्-आदि अर्थे ‘fit/appropriate’)—‘proper’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/nominative), एकवचन; निर्देश/अन्वयार्थक सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, rebuking an offender within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a rebuke condemning the act of ‘consuming’ Śiva’s vīrya as improper.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse condemns irreverence toward Śiva’s sacred power and highlights that adharma and disrespect (aparādha) obstruct grace; in Shaiva thought, purity of intention and restraint are essential for Śiva’s anugraha (liberating favor).

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

Linga-worship centers on reverence for Śiva as Pati and for His śakti as holy; the verse reinforces that approaching Saguna Śiva requires humility and dharmic conduct, not exploitation or profanation of what is sacred.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is aparādha-kṣamā (seeking forgiveness), followed by Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined conduct; if performing pūjā, maintain śauca (purity) and offer bhasma/flowers with devotion rather than irreverent acts.