Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

इत्थं पापगतिं वीक्ष्य भ्रातॄणां च पितुस्तथा । धर्मस्सस्मार शंभुं वै तदा धर्मावनं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

itthaṃ pāpagatiṃ vīkṣya bhrātṝṇāṃ ca pitustathā | dharmassasmāra śaṃbhuṃ vai tadā dharmāvanaṃ prabhum

Translation

इत्येवं भ्रातॄणां पितुश्च पापगतिं निरीक्ष्य धर्मोऽथ शम्भुं स्मसार वै—धर्मावनं प्रभुं शरण्यं महेश्वरम्।

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• पाप-गतिम्: sinful course/destiny
• पाप-गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पापस्य गतिः)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• भ्रातॄणाम्: of (his) brothers
• भ्रातॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• धर्मः: Dharma (personified)
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सस्मार: remembered
• सस्मार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शंभुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka/Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• धर्म-अवनम्: protector of dharma
• धर्म-अवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मस्य अवनः/अवनम् = रक्षकः)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Dharma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when confronted with the consequences of pāpa (sin), Dharma turns to Śiva as dharmāvana—the divine Lord who restores order and grants upliftment through grace.

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

Remembering “Śambhu” points to Saguna upāsanā—devotion to Shiva with attributes as the compassionate protector. In practice, this devotion is commonly anchored in Liṅga worship, where the devotee seeks purification and re-establishment in dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Smaraṇa and japa: mentally remembering Shiva and repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a refuge-practice, supported by simple Shiva-pūjā such as offering water to the Liṅga with a dharmic intention.