Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi

Devanagari script

न स्थातव्यं मया तातौ क्षणमप्यत्र किंचन । यद्येवं कपटं प्रीतिमपहाय कृतं मयि

Transliteration

na sthātavyaṃ mayā tātau kṣaṇamapyatra kiṃcana | yadyevaṃ kapaṭaṃ prītimapahāya kṛtaṃ mayi

Translation

О дорогие отцы, мне не следует оставаться здесь даже на одно мгновение. Если, отбросив истинную любовь, вы прибегли ко лжи против меня, то пребывать здесь мне не подобает.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• स्थातव्यम्: should be stayed / must stay
• स्थातव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘ought to be stayed/should stay’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• तातौ: O dear fathers / O dear ones
• तातौ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन) द्विवचन (dual vocative)

• क्षणम्: a moment
• क्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) एकवचन; कालपरिमाण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• किंचन: anything (at all)
• किंचन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रमाण ‘anything’

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction: if)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this way)

• कपटम्: deceit
• कपटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘deceit’

• प्रीतिम्: affection, love
• प्रीतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) एकवचन

• अपहाय: having abandoned
• अपहाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having abandoned’

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘done/made’

• मयि: in/against me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण) एकवचन

Speaker

Kartikeya (Skanda/Kumāra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya
• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse condemns kapaṭa (deceit) and upholds sincerity as a core Shaiva virtue; hypocrisy is treated as a form of pasha (bondage) that disrupts harmony and obstructs the pure, grace-filled path of devotion.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana emphasizes inner śuddhi (purity) and truthful intent; approaching Saguna Shiva with outward rites but hidden deceit contradicts the very spirit of devotion that invites Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with self-examination (honest confession of motives), and to perform Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and rudrākṣa observances only with genuine humility—avoiding show or duplicity.