Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः

Departure and Lament in Separation

Devanagari script

अपमृत्युप्रशमनं महाशान्तिकरं शुभम् । सर्वदुस्स्वप्नप्रशमनं बुद्धिप्रज्ञादिसाधनम्

Transliteration

apamṛtyupraśamanaṃ mahāśāntikaraṃ śubham | sarvadussvapnapraśamanaṃ buddhiprajñādisādhanam

Translation

ਇਹ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਮਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਮਹਾਨ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਅਤਿ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਭ ਦੁੱਸੁਪਨੇ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਬੁੱਧੀ, ਪ੍ਰਜ್ಞਾ ਆਦਿ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਾਧਨ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• अपमृत्यु-प्रशमनम्: removal/appeasement of untimely death
• अपमृत्यु-प्रशमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): अपमृत्योः प्रशमनम्

• महाशान्ति-करम्: bringing great peace
• महाशान्ति-करम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: महाशान्तेः करम् (= producing great peace)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्व-दुःस्वप्न-प्रशमनम्: removal of all bad dreams
• सर्व-दुःस्वप्न-प्रशमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःस्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां दुःस्वप्नानां प्रशमनम्

• बुद्धि-प्रज्ञा-आदि-साधनम्: a means to (gain) intellect, wisdom, etc.
• बुद्धि-प्रज्ञा-आदि-साधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: बुद्धेः प्रज्ञायाः आदीनां च साधनम् (= means for intellect, wisdom, etc.)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises a Shaiva upāya (spiritual aid) that calms fear and inauspicious forces—untimely death and disturbing dreams—while cultivating buddhi and prajñā, aligning the devotee toward Shiva’s grace and inner peace.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—functions as a protective and purifying discipline: it brings śānti (peace), removes ominous experiences, and steadies the mind so wisdom can arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Shiva-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a calm, devotional mind, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as traditional aids for śānti and protection.