Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance

Devanagari script

यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् । विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन्

Transliteration

yastvāṃ visṛjate martya ātmānaṃ priyamīśvaram | viparyayendriyārthārthaṃ viṣamattyamṛtaṃ tyajan

Translation

O mortal que Te abandona —a Ti, seu Senhor mais amado e o Si mesmo interior— e, por entendimento pervertido, corre atrás dos objetos dos sentidos, deixa o néctar da imortalidade e escolhe o veneno amargo do cativeiro.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• visṛjate: abandons/lets go
• visṛjate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (सृज् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• martyaḥ: a mortal
• martyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); yaḥ-समनाधिकरण (in apposition)

• ātmānam: the self
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• priyam: dear
• priyam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); īśvaram-विशेषण

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); tvām-समनाधिकरण (apposition: ‘you, the Lord’)

• viparyaya-indriya-artha-artham: for the sake of misguided sense-objects
• viparyaya-indriya-artha-artham: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viparyaya (प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; अन्तिमपद ‘artham’ नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अर्थः ‘विपर्ययेन इन्द्रियार्थानाम् अर्थम्’ = for the sake of perverted sense-objects

• viṣam: poison
• viṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• atti: eats/consumes
• atti: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ad (अद् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• amṛtam: nectar/immortality
• amṛtam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tyajan: abandoning
• tyajan: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (त्यज् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: कृदन्त (Present Active Participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); yaḥ/martyaḥ-विशेषण; अर्थः ‘त्यजन्’ = abandoning

Speaker

Lord Śiva (addressing the opposing side in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa discourse, as inferred from the admonitory theological tone)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Warns that turning from Śiva (Pati) toward sense-objects strengthens pāśa; liberation requires reversal of viparyaya through devotion and right knowledge.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् । विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It contrasts two paths: clinging to sense-pleasures through viparyaya (misapprehension) leads to the “poison” of bondage, while turning to Śiva—the beloved Lord and inner Self—leads to amṛta, the nectar of liberation.

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

Linga/Saguṇa worship trains the mind to withdraw from indriya-objects and re-center devotion on Śiva as Pati; abandoning that refuge is described here as rejecting amṛta for viṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice sense-restraint with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Linga-dhyāna, treating sense-cravings as “viṣa” and devotion as “amṛta.”