Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

घर्मांभः पतितं भूमौ तदा दक्षशरीरतः । समस्तगुणसंपन्ना तस्माज्जाता वरांगना

Transliteration

gharmāṃbhaḥ patitaṃ bhūmau tadā dakṣaśarīrataḥ | samastaguṇasaṃpannā tasmājjātā varāṃganā

Translation

Тогда, когда капля пота-воды упала на землю с тела Дакши, из той капли родилась благородная дева, наделённая всеми благими качествами.

Word by Word

• घर्माम्भः: hot water
• घर्माम्भः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्म + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘hot water’ as subject

• पतितम्: fell
• पतितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with घर्माम्भः; intransitive sense ‘fell’

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• दक्षशरीरतः: from Dakṣa’s body
• दक्षशरीरतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• समस्तगुणसंपन्ना: endowed with all virtues
• समस्तगुणसंपन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त + गुण + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of वराङ्गना; ‘endowed with all qualities’

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (‘from that’)

• जाता: was born
• जाता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with वराङ्गना; ‘was born/arose’

• वराङ्गना: a beautiful woman
• वराङ्गना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject/predicate entity

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It illustrates how divine destiny can manifest through seemingly ordinary causes, showing that auspicious qualities may arise by Shiva’s cosmic ordinance even within Dakṣa’s worldly sphere.

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

In the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative, such births set the stage for Shiva’s saguna līlā—where the transcendent (nirguṇa) Lord becomes knowable through events, relationships, and dharmic consequences that ultimately lead devotees toward Linga-centered worship and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is contemplative japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—reflecting on Shiva as the inner governor (Pati) who brings auspiciousness (guṇa-sampatti) into being.