Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा शंकरः कृष्णं पुनः प्रोवाच सादरम् । हरिं विधिं समाभाष्य वचनं क्लेशनाशनम्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityuktvā śaṃkaraḥ kṛṣṇaṃ punaḥ provāca sādaram | hariṃ vidhiṃ samābhāṣya vacanaṃ kleśanāśanam

Translation

ସନତ୍କୁମାର କହିଲେ—ଏପରି କହି ଶଙ୍କର ପୁନଃ ସାଦରେ କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ; ହରି (ବିଷ୍ଣୁ) ଓ ବିଧି (ବ୍ରହ୍ମା)ଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରି କ୍ଲେଶନାଶକ ବଚନ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of उवाच)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (सनत् कुमारः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having said’

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of प्रोवाच)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• प्रोवाच: spoke/said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (आदरेण सह/आदरपूर्वकम्); क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of समाभाष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विधिम्: Vidhī (Brahmā)
• विधिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of समाभाष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समाभाष्य: having addressed
• समाभाष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + भाष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-अर्थे अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having addressed/spoken to’

• वचनम्: a statement/words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of implied ‘said/spoke’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्लेशनाशनम्: destroying afflictions
• क्लेशनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of वचनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लेश + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (क्लेशस्य नाशनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वचनम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati whose instruction is “kleśa-nāśana”—capable of dissolving the soul’s afflictions and leading it toward clarity, devotion, and liberation through grace and right understanding.

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

By portraying Śaṅkara personally addressing devotees and cosmic deities, the text emphasizes Saguna Śiva—approachable, communicative, and gracious—whose worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) is a direct means for removing inner suffering and obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and japa: receive and repeat Śiva’s klesha-destroying teaching with reverence—especially through steady Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a daily discipline.