Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67

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Devanagari script

तदाश्रमगता ये च स्वभावेन विरोधिनः । तेप्यासंस्तत्प्रभावेण विरोधरहि तास्तदा

Transliteration

tadāśramagatā ye ca svabhāvena virodhinaḥ | tepyāsaṃstatprabhāveṇa virodharahi tāstadā

Translation

அந்த ஆசிரமத்துக்கு வந்தவர்கள்—இயல்பாக எதிர்ப்புடையவர்களாயினும்—அந்தப் புனிதப் பிரபாவத்தால் அப்போது பகைமையற்றவர்களாக ஆனார்கள்।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण (in compound sense: ‘that’)

• आश्रमगता: gone to the hermitage
• आश्रमगता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्रम + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle, क्त) ‘गत’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (collective/with implied स्त्री-समूह or as adjective agreeing with ye understood as beings); समास: आश्रमं गताः (gone to the hermitage)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वभावेन: by (their) nature
• स्वभावेन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे (by nature)

• विरोधिनः: hostile, opposing
• विरोधिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (oppositional)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण (in compound sense: ‘that’)

• प्रभावेण: by (its) power
• प्रभावेण: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by the power)

• विरोधरहिताः: free from opposition
• विरोधरहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरोध + रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समास: विरोधेन रहिताः (devoid of hostility)

• ताः: those (f.)
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; (refers to those beings/creatures)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General tīrtha/āśrama-māhātmya motif: the field of sanctity (sannidhi) neutralizes hostility and transforms dispositions.

Significance: Suggests that proximity to a Śiva-saturated sacred space and a great sādhikā dissolves enmity—pilgrimage as inner purification.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that proximity to sanctity—Shiva’s grace expressed through a holy person or āśrama—can dissolve even deep-seated inner opposition (virodha), indicating purification of the pashu (bound soul) through divine influence.

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

In Saguna worship, Shiva’s grace is encountered through sacred forms, places, and devotees; this verse reflects that such contact pacifies negativity and harmonizes the mind, making the heart fit for Linga-bhakti and mantra-japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek satsanga at Shiva temples/āśramas and practice steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to reduce hostility and cultivate śānti; offer simple worship with devotion to stabilize this transformation.