Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship

Devanagari script

देशांतरे यस्य धनं स सद्यस्सुखमेधते । भयमस्ति धने चौरात्स विघ्नस्सर्वतोभवः

Transliteration

deśāṃtare yasya dhanaṃ sa sadyassukhamedhate | bhayamasti dhane caurātsa vighnassarvatobhavaḥ

Translation

Aquele cuja riqueza está em lugar distante pode, por um momento, parecer prosperar no conforto; contudo, essa riqueza vem acompanhada do medo de ladrões, e dela surgem obstáculos por todos os lados.

Word by Word

• देश-अन्तरे: in another place
• देश-अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Locative/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमीविभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘देशस्य अन्तरे’ = in another place/country

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun: whose)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: कर्ता (Subject of ‘एधते’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/agent, implied owner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; संकेतार्थक (that person)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: immediately)

• सुखम्: happily, with ease
• सुखम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner: ‘happily’)

• एधते: prospers, thrives
• एधते: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: एध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: कर्ता (Subject of ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धने: in/with wealth
• धने: अधिकरण (Locative/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमीविभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• चौरात्: from a thief
• चौरात्: अपादान (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमीविभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; हेत्वर्थे/अपादानार्थे (from the thief; cause of fear)

• सः: that (wealth)
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/that wealth)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• विघ्नः: an obstacle/trouble
• विघ्नः: प्रथमा-विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विधेय (predicate noun)

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: from all sides)

• भवः: arising
• भवः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण (qualifying ‘विघ्नः’): ‘arising’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the teaching within the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

FAQs

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

It warns that external possessions easily become pasha (bondage): even when wealth appears to bring comfort, it also generates bhaya (fear) and vighna (obstacles), nudging the seeker toward vairagya and reliance on Shiva rather than unstable supports.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to rest in the stable refuge of Shiva (Pati) rather than in shifting objects (pasha). This verse supports Saguna upasana by showing that worldly security is fragile, whereas devotion and surrender to Shiva reduce anxiety and inner obstruction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a mindset of detachment, along with simple Shaiva discipline such as applying bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) to remember impermanence and keep the mind steady amid fear and distraction.